'Unfruitful' in the Bible

Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Behold now, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad and the land is unfruitful.”

And the one on whom seed was sown among the thorns, this is the man who hears the word, and the worry of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

but the worries of the world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.

Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them;

Our people must also learn to engage in good deeds to meet pressing needs, so that they will not be unfruitful.

For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.