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That all scripture is profitable does not follow that nothing which is not scripture is not profitable. But then, since the “apocrypha” were cited as scripture by the early Church Fathers, and by the New Testament itself, this assertion does not argue against the “apocyrpha.”

I might have missed it. Where in the NT is the Apocrypha CITED?

There are many. Some can be debated whether the parallel is coincidental, but these are my favorites:

Sirach 51 is quoted by Mt 11:28-30
Tobit 12:15 is confirmed by Rev 8:2
Sirach 27:6 is referenced by Judith 11:19
1 Peter 1:17 - God judging each one according to his deeds refers to Sirach 16:12 - God judges man according to his deeds.
1 Peter 1:6-7 “as gold tested by fire” is taken from Wisdom 3:6
James 2:23 “it was reckoned to him as righteousness” quotes 1 Macc 2:53
Heb 11:35 refers to the historical events of 2 Macc 7
Heb 11:5 tells us the fate of Enoch, recorded in Sir 44:16, beyond what is known from Gen 5:24
Eph 6:14 uses identical imagery from Wisdom 5:18
Romans 1:20 would be baseless speculation if not for Wis 13:1
Mary’s utterance in Luke 1:52 is from Sir 10:14
Herod’s decree in 2:16 is prophecies in Wisdom 11:7
Wisdom 2:16 is the only place in the Old Testament wherein it is foretold that the Messiah will call God his Father.
John 10:22 depicts Jesus celebrating the Feast of the Dedication, set forth in 1 Macc 4:59
Further, Jesus self-identifies with the Temple, on this feast, comparing his own dedication to his father with the Temple’s dedication in 1 Macc 4:36