KJV dictionary & concordance

profitable

Meaning of “profitable”

Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative.

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13 occurrences12 verses10 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Job 22:2

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If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.

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The 1611 reading

1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 10:10 · retained source text

If the yron be blunt, and he doe not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisedome is profitable to direct.

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