'Gains' in the Bible

And they took their livestock and the possessions which they had acquired in the land of Canaan and came to Egypt, Jacob and all his descendants with him.

‘My glory and honor are fresh in me [being constantly renewed],And my bow gains [ever] new strength in my hand.’

He who gains wisdom and good sense loves (preserves) his own soul;He who keeps understanding will find good and prosper.

Sorrow is better than laughter,For when a face is sad (deep in thought) the heart may be happy [because it is growing in wisdom].

For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world [wealth, fame, success], but forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world [wealth, fame, success], and loses or forfeits himself?

But whatever former things were gains to me [as I thought then], these things [once regarded as advancements in merit] I have come to consider as loss [absolutely worthless] for the sake of Christ [and the purpose which He has given my life].