For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.


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2 Samuel 15 26 But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.
Proverbs 21 17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
1 Timothy 6 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Daniel 11 37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify himself above all.
Hebrews 10 8 Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and offering for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure therein; which are offered by the law;
James 1 7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
1 Kings 3 11 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;
Hebrews 12 10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
Malachi 3 14 Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?
1 Corinthians 7 35 And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction.
Luke 12 15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
Proverbs 21 26 He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
Romans 2 4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
Job 33 27 He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
Psalms 94 11 The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
1 Corinthians 1 29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.
Ecclesiastes 2 21 For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
Deuteronomy 28 47 Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
Jeremiah 45 5 And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.
Psalms 107 9 For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
Ecclesiastes 2 1 I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.
Psalms 37 4 Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Ecclesiastes 3 22 Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
Isaiah 58 14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.
Romans 4 6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
Hebrews 11 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Ecclesiastes 5 18 Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.
Romans 13 14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
Matthew 4 7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
1 Timothy 4 8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
Habakkuk 3 18 Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Psalms 10 13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.
Ephesians 5 29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
Micah 6 8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
Jeremiah 9 23 Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
2 Corinthians 5 5 Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
Isaiah 55 2 Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
Psalms 5 4 For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee.
1 Corinthians 1 31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
Exodus 8 10 And he said, To morrow. And he said, Be it according to thy word: that thou mayest know that there is none like unto the LORD our God.
Romans 7 22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
Psalms 1 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
Ecclesiastes 2 26 For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Psalms 147 10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
Psalms 147 11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
Luke 4 12 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
Romans 7 18 For I know that in me that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
Hebrews 10 6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.
Exodus 5 17 But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.
Psalms 40 8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.