Bible verses about "contentment" | Godbey

¹⁹ Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust corrupt, and thieves break through and steal: ²⁰ but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not corrupt, and thieves do not break through and steal: ²¹ for where your treasure is, there will be your heart also. ²² For the light of the body is the eye. If thine eye may be clear, thy whole body will he lighted. ²³ If thine eye may be bad, thy whole body will be dark. Then if the light which is in you is darkness, the darkness is so great. ²⁴ No one is able to serve two masters: for he will hate the one, and love the other; or cleave to the one, and despise the other. You are not able to serve God and mammon.

¹⁵ And He said to them, See, and beware of all covetousness: because his life is not in that which aboundeth to any one, from those things belonging to him.

¹⁷ If not as the Lord has imparted to each one, and as God has called each one, so let him or her walk. And thus I command in all the churches.

¹⁹ But my God will supply all your need according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

¹⁰ Therefore I delight in infirmities, in insults, in difficulties, in persecutions, and in tight places, for Christ's sake: for when I am without strength, then I am dynamite.

⁶ Godliness with contentment is great gain,

³³ But seek first the kingdom, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

¹¹ Not that I speak concerning deficiency: for I have learned to be content with those things amid which I am.

⁶ Godliness with contentment is great gain, ⁷ for because we have brought nothing into the world, we are not able to carry any thing out; ⁸ however having food and raiment we shall be contented with these. ⁹ But those wishing to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown the people in destruction and perdition. ¹⁰ For the love of money is a root of all evils: which some seeking after have wandered from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. ¹¹ But you, O man of God, fly from these things; and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, divine love, patience, meekness.

⁶ Godliness with contentment is great gain, ⁷ for because we have brought nothing into the world, we are not able to carry any thing out; ⁸ however having food and raiment we shall be contented with these.

⁵ Let your deportment be free from covetousness; being content with present things: for he said, I will not, I will not, leave you, neither do I ever forsake you;

¹¹ Not that I speak concerning deficiency: for I have learned to be content with those things amid which I am. ¹² I indeed know how to be poor, and I know how to abound: in every thing and in all things I learned both to flourish and to be poor, both to abound and to be destitute.