Unfruitful

Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Please note, our lord, that the city’s location is good, as you can see. But the water is bad and the land is unfruitful.”

The seed sown among the thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

…but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.

For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.

And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful.