'Gained' in the Bible

You may say to yourself, ‘My power and my own ability have gained this wealth for me,’

The messenger reported to David, “The men gained the advantage over us and came out against us in the field, but we counterattacked right up to the entrance of the gate.

The young woman pleased him and gained his favor so that he accelerated the process of the beauty treatments and the special diet that she received. He assigned seven hand-picked female servants to her from the palace and transferred her and her servants to the harem’s best quarters.

By His breath the heavens gained their beauty;His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

Arrogance leads to nothing but strife,but wisdom is gained by those who take advice.

Food gained by fraud is sweet to a man,but afterward his mouth is full of gravel.

An inheritance gained prematurelywill not be blessed ultimately.

I have not gained wisdom,and I have no knowledge of the Holy One.

When I considered all that I had accomplished and what I had labored to achieve, I found everything to be futile and a pursuit of the wind. There was nothing to be gained under the sun.

Therefore, My heart moans like flutes for Moab, and My heart moans like flutes for the people of Kir-heres. And therefore, the wealth he has gained has perished.

You have said: “It is useless to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the Lord of Hosts?