“gain” in the Douay-Rheims Bible
The word gain appears 28 times in the Douay-Rheims Bible. The first 27 matching verses are shown below.
- Proverbs 12:27 The deceitful man shall not find gain: but the substance of a just man shall be precious gold.
- Proverbs 15:27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house: but he that hateth bribes shall live. By mercy and faith sins are purged away: and by the fear of the Lord every one declineth from evil.
- Wisdom 14:2 For this the desire of gain devised, and the workman built it by his skill.
- Wisdom 15:12 Yea, and they have counted our life a pastime and the business of life to be gain, and that we must be getting every way, even out of evil.
- Ecclesiasticus 46:3 How great glory did he gain when he lifted up his hands, and stretched out swords against the cities?
- Isaias 56:11 And most impudent dogs, they never had enough: the shepherds themselves knew no understanding: all have turned aside into their own way, every one after his own gain, from the first even to the last.
- Daniel 2:8 The king answered and said: I know for certain, that you seek to gain time, since you know that the thing is gone from me.
- 1 Machabees 10:23 What is this that we have done, that Alexander hath prevented us to gain the friendship of the Jews to strengthen himself?
- 2 Machabees 11:3 And to make a gain of the temple, as of the other temples of the Gentiles and to set the high priesthood to sale every year:
- Matthew 16:26 For what doth it profit a man, if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his own soul? Or what exchange shall a man give for his soul?
- Matthew 18:15 But if thy brother shall offend against thee, go, and rebuke him between thee and him alone. If he shall hear thee, thou shalt gain thy brother.
- Mark 8:36 For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his soul?
- Luke 9:25 For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world and lose himself and cast away himself?
- Acts 16:16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain girl having a pythonical spirit met us, who brought to her masters much gain by divining.
- Acts 16:19 But her masters, seeing that the hope of their gain was gone, apprehending Paul and Silas, brought them into the market place to the rulers.
- Acts 19:24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver temples for Diana, brought no small gain to the craftsmen.
- Acts 19:25 Whom he calling together with the workmen of like occupation, said: Sirs, you know that our gain is by this trade.
- 1 Corinthians 9:19 For whereas I was free as to all, I made myself the servant of all, that I might gain the more.
- 1 Corinthians 9:20 And I became to the Jews a Jew, that I might gain the Jews:
- 1 Corinthians 9:21 To them that are under the law, as if I were under the law, (whereas myself was not under the law,) that I might gain them that were under the law. To them that were without the law, as if I were without the law, (whereas I was not without the law of God, but was in the law of Christ,) that I might gain them that were without the law.
- 1 Corinthians 9:22 To the weak I became weak, that I might gain the weak. I became all things to all men, that I might save all.
- Philippians 1:21 For to me, to live is Christ: and to die is gain.
- Philippians 3:7 But the things that were gain to me, the same I have counted loss for Christ.
- Philippians 3:8 Furthermore, I count all things to be but loss for the excellent knowledge of Jesus Christ, my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things and count them but as dung, that I may gain Christ.
- 1 Timothy 6:5 Conflicts of men corrupted in mind and who are destitute of the truth, supposing gain to be godliness.
- 1 Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
- James 4:13 But who art thou that judgest thy neighbour? Behold, now you that say: To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city, and there we will spend a year and will traffic and make our gain.