Genesis 37:26

Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it for us to kill our brother and cover up his blood?

Genesis 37:20

Now then, come and let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits; and we will say, ‘A wild beast devoured him.’ Then let us see what will become of his dreams!”

Genesis 4:10

He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to Me from the ground.

Genesis 25:32

Esau said, “Behold, I am about to die; so of what use then is the birthright to me?”

Deuteronomy 17:8

If any case is too difficult for you to decide, between one kind of homicide or another, between one kind of lawsuit or another, and between one kind of assault or another, being cases of dispute in your courts, then you shall arise and go up to the place which the Lord your God chooses.

2 Samuel 1:16

David said to him, “Your blood is on your head, for your mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed the Lord’s anointed.’”

Job 16:18

“O earth, do not cover my blood,
And let there be no resting place for my cry.

Psalm 30:9

“What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit?
Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness?

Jeremiah 41:8

But ten men who were found among them said to Ishmael, “Do not put us to death; for we have stores of wheat, barley, oil and honey hidden in the field.” So he refrained and did not put them to death along with their companions.

Ezekiel 24:7

“For her blood is in her midst;
She placed it on the bare rock;
She did not pour it on the ground
To cover it with dust.

Matthew 16:26

For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

Romans 6:21

Therefore what benefit were you then deriving from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the outcome of those things is death.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?

Bible References

What profit

Genesis 25:32
Esau said, “Behold, I am about to die; so of what use then is the birthright to me?”
Psalm 30:9
“What profit is there in my blood, if I go down to the pit?
Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness?
Jeremiah 41:8
But ten men who were found among them said to Ishmael, “Do not put us to death; for we have stores of wheat, barley, oil and honey hidden in the field.” So he refrained and did not put them to death along with their companions.
Matthew 16:26
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
Romans 6:21
Therefore what benefit were you then deriving from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the outcome of those things is death.

Conceal

Genesis 37:20
Now then, come and let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits; and we will say, ‘A wild beast devoured him.’ Then let us see what will become of his dreams!”
Genesis 4:10
He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to Me from the ground.
Deuteronomy 17:8
If any case is too difficult for you to decide, between one kind of homicide or another, between one kind of lawsuit or another, and between one kind of assault or another, being cases of dispute in your courts, then you shall arise and go up to the place which the Lord your God chooses.
2 Samuel 1:16
David said to him, “Your blood is on your head, for your mouth has testified against you, saying, ‘I have killed the Lord’s anointed.’”
Job 16:18
“O earth, do not cover my blood,
And let there be no resting place for my cry.
Ezekiel 24:7
“For her blood is in her midst;
She placed it on the bare rock;
She did not pour it on the ground
To cover it with dust.