Quotes about Gain

But if you allow God to translate your adversity into a ministry, then your pain becomes someone else's gain.

Neither the Church of Christ, nor a Christian Commonwealth, ought to tolerate such as prefer private gain to the public weal, or seek it to the hurt of their neighbors.

For such unjust acts of robbery lead automatically to vengeance and punishments, as Augustine's statement bears out. "Gain in the coffer," he says, "harm in the conscience." 55 No unjust gain is without most unjust harm.

Outwardly you keep the law with works out of fear of punishment or love of gain. Likewise you do everything without free desire and love of the law; you act out of aversion and force. You'd rather act otherwise if the law didn't exist. It follows, then, that you, in the depths of your heart, are an enemy of the law.

Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him, and what would we gain if we pray to Him?’

“What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?

Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.

Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.

The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.

He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.

Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.

When a mocker is punished, the simple gain wisdom; and when a wise man is instructed, he acquires knowledge.