'Benefits' in the Bible

Yet all of this does not satisfy me as long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king’s gate.”

Should he engage in unprofitable argument, or give a speech that benefits no one?

I do sing to Jehovah, For He hath conferred benefits upon me!

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

Do a sign [that] benefits me, that those who hate me may see and be put to shame, because you, O Yahweh, have helped me and comforted me.

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:

Not according to our sins hath He done to us, Nor according to our iniquities Hath He conferred benefits upon us.

Turn back, O my soul, to thy rest, For Jehovah hath conferred benefits on thee.

What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?

Gimel. Confer benefits on Thy servant, I live, and I keep Thy word.

Bring forth from prison my soul to confess Thy name, The righteous do compass me about, When Thou conferrest benefits upon me!

A kind man benefits himself,but a cruel man brings disaster on himself.

He who lends to Yahweh [is] he who is kind to the poor, and his benefits he will repay to him.

So I thought to myself, "The fate of the fool will happen even to me! Then what did I gain by becoming so excessively wise?" So I lamented to myself, "The benefits of wisdom are ultimately meaningless!"

So I loathed life because what happens on earth seems awful to me; for all the benefits of wisdom are futile -- like chasing the wind.

moreover, every person should eat, drink, and enjoy the benefits of everything that he undertakes, since it is a gift from God.

Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing; it benefits those who see the light of day.

Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over [with no space left for more]. For with the standard of measurement you use [when you do good to others], it will be measured to you in return.”

For circumcision benefits you if you observe the law, but if you are a lawbreaker, your circumcision has become uncircumcision.

For if their [present] rejection [of salvation] is for the reconciliation of the world [to God], what will their acceptance [of salvation] be but [nothing less than] life from the dead?

Yes, they were pleased, and indeed are indebted to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual benefits, then they are obligated to minister to Jews in material needs.

but just as it is written [in Scripture],“Things which the eye has not seen and the ear has not heard,And which have not entered the heart of man,All that God has prepared for those who love Him [who hold Him in affectionate reverence, who obey Him, and who gratefully recognize the benefits that He has bestowed].”

If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap material benefits from you?

Now I do all this because of the gospel, so I may become a partner in its benefits.

And if I parcel out all my possessions, and if I hand over my body in order that I will be burned, but do not have love, it benefits [me] nothing.

Therefore, since we have this ministry, just as we received mercy [from God, granting us salvation, opportunities, and blessings], we do not get discouraged nor lose our motivation.

The Messiah has set us free so that we may enjoy the benefits of freedom. So keep on standing firm in it, and stop putting yourselves under the yoke of slavery again.