1 Samuel 12:21

21And ado not turn aside after bempty things that cannot profit or deliver, for they are empty.

Jeremiah 2:8

8The priests did not say, ‘Where is the Lord?’
cThose who handle the law did not know me;
dthe shepherds
Or rulers
transgressed against me;
fthe prophets prophesied by Baal
and went after gthings that do not profit.

Jeremiah 2:11

11 hHas a nation changed its gods,
ieven though they are no gods?
But my people jhave changed their glory
for kthat which does not profit.

Jeremiah 7:8

8Behold, you trust in deceptive words to no avail.

Jeremiah 16:19

19 lO Lord, my strength and my stronghold,
mmy refuge in the day of trouble,
nto you shall the nations come
from the ends of the earth and say:
“Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies,
oworthless things in which there is no profit.

Jeremiah 23:32

32Behold, I am against those who prophesy lying dreams, declares the Lord, and who tell them and plead my people astray by their lies and their recklessness, when qI did not send them or charge them. So they do not profit this people at all, declares the Lord.

Habakkuk 2:18

18 rWhat profit is an idol
when its maker has shaped it,
a metal image, sa teacher of lies?
For its maker trusts in his own creation
when he makes tspeechless idols!

Matthew 16:26

26For uwhat will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or vwhat shall a man give in return for his soul?

1 Timothy 4:8

8for while wbodily training is of some value, godliness xis of value in every way, as yit holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.
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