'Unproductive' in the Bible

And what was sown into the thorn plants--this is the one who hears the word, and the anxiety of this world and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word and it becomes unproductive.

and the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other [things] come in [and] choke the word and it becomes unproductive.

If I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unproductive.

Our own people should also learn to make good deeds a priority when urgent needs arise, so they won't be unproductive.

But are you willing to recognize, you foolish [spiritually shallow] person, that faith without [good] works is useless?

For if you possess these qualities, and if they continue to increase among you, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in attaining a full knowledge of our Lord Jesus, the Messiah.