Profit is what motivates people to do business. And contrary to what some individuals believe, there is nothing wrong with profit. Profit is just a result of selling something that someone else needs and then gaining a reward for doing so.
Some people would have us forgo profits because they are “unfair”, or at least tax them heavily so as to “make things right.” Although quick profits as well as excessive profits are discouraged in the Bible, profits themselves are not evil. Nor should they be treated as such.
With profits, we can provide for our families, purchase things (that in turn help others to make a profit), and we can give some of our profits to help others in need or for other charitable causes.
“She considers a field and buys it; from her earnings she plants a vineyard” (Proverbs 31:16).
“Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor.” (Ecclesiastes 4:9)
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow, we shall go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit.” Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. You are just a vapor that appears for a little while and then vanishes away. (<ames 4:13-14)
