מוֹתָרmôwthâr/mo-thar'/
HebrewH41953 occurrences (KJV)
literally gain; figuratively, superiority
KJV renders it: plenteousness, preeminence, profit.
Where it appears
- Prov 14:23In all hard work there is profit, but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.
- Prov 21:5The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
- Eccl 3:19For that which happens to the sons of men happens to animals. Even one thing happens to them. As the one dies, so the other dies. Yes, they have all one breath; and man has no advantage over the animals: for all is vanity.
Lexical data: Strong’s Hebrew & Greek Dictionaries (1890, public domain; openscriptures, CC-BY-SA). Word tagging from the Strong’s-numbered KJV.