KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: Benefit or advantage. Sense 2: To benefit, improve, or advance.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 25:32
Complete exact-word concordance
Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Riches profite not in the day of wrath: but righteousnesse deliuereth from death.
1611 marginal noteCha.10.2 ezek. 7.19. zeph.1.18.
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
In all labour there is profit: but the talke of the lippes tendeth onely to penury.
What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
What profite hath a man of all his labour which hee taketh vnder the Sunne?
1611 marginal noteCha.2.22. and 3.9.
Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.
Then I looked on all the workes that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to doe: and behold, all was vanitie, and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit vnder the Sunne.
1611 marginal noteChap.1.3.
What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
What profite hath hee that worketh, in that wherein he laboureth?
1611 marginal noteChap. 1.3.
¶ Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
¶ Moreouer the profit of the earth is for all: the king himselfe is serued by the field.
And this also is a sore evil, that in all points as he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?
And this also is a sore euill, that in all points as he came, so shall hee goe: and what profit hath he that hath laboured for the winde?
1611 marginal noteChap.1.2.
¶ Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
¶ Wisedome is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profite to them that see the sunne.
1611 marginal noteOr, as good as an inheritance, yea, better too.
They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a reproach.
They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them, nor be an helpe nor profite, but a shame and also a reproch.
The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.
The burden of the beastes of the South: into the lande of trouble and anguish, from whence come the yong and old lyon, the viper, and fierie flying serpent, they will carie their riches vpon the shoulders of yong asses, and their treasures vpon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profite them.
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Historical English dictionary sources
To be of use or advantage; to bring good to. To make improvement; to improve; to grow wiser or better; to advance in any thing useful.
