‘gain…s…ed… ….’….. mentioned in the Holy Bible (KJV)

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house;
but he that hateth gifts shall live. – Proverbs 15:27

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I am no preacher, but, am a prime sinner and living in this world in HIS mercy. For a sinner like me too, when I read “The Holy Bible” KJV,  the following verses were given in the context of “gain”.

Judges 5:19 The kings came and fought,
then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach
by the waters of Megiddo;
they took no gain of money.

Job 22:3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty,
that thou art righteous?
or is it gain to him,
that thou makest thy ways perfect?

Job 27:8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite,
though he hath gained,
when God taketh away his soul?

Proverbs 1:19 So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain;
which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

Proverbs 3:14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver,
and the gain thereof than fine gold.

Proverbs 15:27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house;
but he that hateth gifts shall live.

Proverbs 28:8 He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance,
he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

Isaiah 33:15 He that walketh righteously,
and speaketh uprightly;
he that despiseth the gain of oppressions,
that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes,
that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood,
and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;

Isaiah 56:11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough,
and they are shepherds that cannot understand:
they all look to their own way,
every one for his gain, from his quarter.

Ezekiel 22:12 In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood;
thou hast taken usury and increase,
and thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbours by extortion,
and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord GOD.

Ezekiel 22:13 Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand
at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made,
and at thy blood which hath been in the midst of thee.

Ezekiel 22:27 Her princes in the midst thereof are like wolves ravening the prey,
to shed blood, and to destroy souls,
to get dishonest gain.

Daniel 2:8 The king answered and said, I know of certainty
that ye would gain the time,
because ye see the thing is gone from me.

Daniel 11:39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a strange god,
whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory:
and he shall cause them to rule over many,
and shall divide the land for gain.

Micah 4:13 Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron,
and I will make thy hoofs brass:
and thou shalt beat in pieces many people:
and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD,
and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.

Matthew 16:26 For what is a man profited,
if he shall gain the whole world,
and lose his own soul?
or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

Matthew 18:15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee,
go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone:
if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

Matthew 25:17 And likewise he that had received two,
he also gained other two.

Matthew 25:20 And so he that had received five talents came
and brought other five talents, saying, Lord,
thou deliveredst unto me five talents:
behold, I have gained beside them five talents more.

Matthew 25:22 He also that had received two talents came and said,
Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents:
behold, I have gained two other talents beside them.

Mark 8:36 For what shall it profit a man,
if he shall gain the whole world,
and lose his own soul?

Luke 9:25 For what is a man advantaged,
if he gain the whole world,
and lose himself, or be cast away?

Luke 19:15 And it came to pass, that when he was returned,
having received the kingdom,
then he commanded these servants to be called unto him,
to whom he had given the money,
that he might know how much every man had gained by trading.

Luke 19:16 Then came the first, saying,
Lord, thy pound hath gained ten pounds.

Luke 19:18 And the second came, saying,
Lord, thy pound hath gained five pounds.

Luke 21:15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom,
which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

Acts 10:29 Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying,
as soon as I was sent for:
I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me?

Acts 16:16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer,
a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us,
which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:

Acts 16:19 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone,
they caught Paul and Silas,
and drew them into the marketplace unto the rulers,

Acts 19:24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith,
which made silver shrines for Diana,
brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;

Acts 27:21 But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them,
and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me,
and not have loosed from Crete,
and to have gained this harm and loss.

Romans 10:21 But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands
unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.

1 Corinthians 9:19 For though I be free from all men,
yet have I made myself servant unto all,
that I might gain the more.

1 Corinthians 9:20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew,
that I might gain the Jews;
to them that are under the law,
as under the law, that I might gain them that are under the law;

1 Corinthians 9:21 To them that are without law, as without law,
(being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,)
that I might gain them that are without law.

1 Corinthians 9:22 To the weak became I as weak,
that I might gain the weak:
I am made all things to all men,
that I might by all means save some.

2 Corinthians 12:17 Did I make a gain of you
by any of them whom I sent unto you?

2 Corinthians 12:18 I desired Titus,
and with him I sent a brother.
Did Titus make a gain of you?
walked we not in the same spirit?
walked we not in the same steps?

Philippians 1:21 For to me to live is Christ,
and to die is gain.

Philippians 3:7 But what things were gain to me,
those I counted loss for Christ.

1 Timothy 6:5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds,
and destitute of the truth,
supposing that gain is godliness:
from such withdraw thyself.

1 Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

Titus 1:9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught,
that he may be able by sound doctrine both
to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

James 4:13 Go to now, ye that say,
To day or to morrow we will go into such a city,
and continue there a year,
and buy and sell,
and get gain:

Jude 1:11 Woe unto them!
for they have gone in the way of Cain,
and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward,
and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

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