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
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?
Ye haue said, It is vaine to serue God: and what profit is it, that we haue kept his ordinance, and that wee haue walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?
1611 marginal noteHeb. his obseruation.
1611 marginal noteHebr in blacke.
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gaine the whole world, and lose his owne soule?
WHAT advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit is there of circumcision?
¶ What aduantage then hath the Iew? or what profit is there of Circumcision?
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.
And this I speake for your owne profite, not that I may cast a snare vpon you, but for that which is comely, and that you may attend vpon the Lord without distraction.
Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.
Euen as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine owne profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saued.
But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
But the manifestation of the spirit, is giuen to euery man to profit withall.
Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?
Now brethren, if I come vnto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speake to you either by reuelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?
Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
Beholde, I Paul say vnto you that if ye be circumcised, Christ shal profite you nothing.
Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.
Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord, that they striue not about words to no profite, but to the subuerting of the hearers.
For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
For vnto vs was the Gospel preached, as well as vnto thē: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
1611 marginal noteGr. the word of hearing.
1611 marginal noteOr, because they were not vnited by faith to.
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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.
