Judah said to his brothers, "What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?
What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?
His wares sell high to all who can buy, And of two he can well make three; But he knows not to wield the blade and shield-- What profit, what profit is he?
And of what profit can be to you now, my brother, that wicked female, who is attached to another, and who has become a mortal, having lost her science by her treachery against you?
And Vasavadatta frequently exclaimed with tears, "What profit is there in my life that causes only sorrow to my husband?
My children, keep discipline in peace: for wisdom that is hid, and a treasure that is not seen, what profit is there in them both?
O Wisdom that is hid, and treasure that is not seen: what profit is there in them both?
I am not of the number of them that say, "What profit should we have if we pray unto God?
And then, 'what profit hath he that hath laboured for the wind?
Sir 20:30 Wisdom that is hid, and treasure that is hoarded up, what profit is in them both?
Sir 41:14 My children, keep discipline in peace: for wisdom that is hid, and a treasure that is not seen, what profit is in them both?
Sir 11:23 Say not, What profit is there of my service?
Hades; for a savage wolf crunched her in his jaws; and the dogs bay; what profit is it, when of that lost one not a bone nor a cinder is left?
Sometimes the feeling is expressed with the vivid passion of a lyric:--"To what profit?
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "what profit" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
