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1 Timothy 4:8 (KJV)

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.

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Deuteronomy 28:1 - And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe [and] to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
1 Samuel 15:22 - And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams.
Job 5:19 - He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
Job 22:2 - Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable unto himself?
Psalms 37:3 - Trust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Psalms 37:9 - For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
Psalms 37:11 - But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Psalms 37:16 - A little that a righteous man hath [is] better than the riches of many wicked.
Psalms 37:29 - The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
Psalms 50:7 - Hear, O my people, and I will speak; O Israel, and I will testify against thee: I [am] God, [even] thy God.
Psalms 84:11 - For the LORD God [is] a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good [thing] will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Psalms 91:10 - There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.
Psalms 112:1 - Praise ye the LORD. Blessed [is] the man [that] feareth the LORD, [that] delighteth greatly in his commandments.
Psalms 128:1 - A Song of degrees. Blessed [is] every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.
Psalms 145:19 - He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
Proverbs 3:16 - Length of days [is] in her right hand; [and] in her left hand riches and honour.
Proverbs 19:23 - The fear of the LORD [tendeth] to life: and [he that hath it] shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
Proverbs 22:4 - By humility [and] the fear of the LORD [are] riches, and honour, and life.
Ecclesiastes 8:12 - Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his [days] be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:
Isaiah 1:11 - To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.
Isaiah 3:10 - Say ye to the righteous, that [it shall be] well [with him]: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Isaiah 32:17 - And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.
Isaiah 33:16 - He shall dwell on high: his place of defence [shall be] the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters [shall be] sure.
Isaiah 58:3 - Wherefore have we fasted, [say they], and thou seest not? [wherefore] have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and exact all your labours.
Isaiah 65:13 - Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:
Jeremiah 6:20 - To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings [are] not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.
Amos 5:21 - I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.
Matthew 5:3 - ‹Blessed› [are] ‹the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.›
Matthew 6:33 - ‹But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.›
Matthew 19:29 - ‹And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.›
Mark 10:19 - ‹Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.›
Mark 10:30 - ‹But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.›
Luke 5:38 - ‹But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.›
Luke 12:31 - ‹But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.›
Romans 8:28 - And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.
1 Corinthians 3:22 - Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;
1 Corinthians 8:8 - But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.
Colossians 2:21 - (Touch not; taste not; handle not;
1 Timothy 6:6 - But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Titus 3:8 - [This is] a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.
Hebrews 9:9 - Which [was] a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;
Hebrews 13:9 - Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines. For [it is] a good thing that the heart be established with grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein.
2 Peter 1:3 - According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that [pertain] unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
1 John 2:25 - And this is the promise that he hath promised us, [even] eternal life.
Revelation 3:12 - ‹Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God,› [which is] ‹new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and› [I will write upon him] ‹my new name.›
Revelation 3:21 - ‹To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.›

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