Bible verses about "contentment" | Mace

¹⁹ Lay not up for your selves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal. ²⁰ but lay up for your selves treasures in heaven, where there is neither moth, nor rust, nor corruption, nor thieves, nor violence to molest you. ²¹ for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. ²² the eye is the light of the body: now if your eye be clear, your whole body will be enlightned. ²³ but if your eye be bad, your whole body will be dark: if therefore that, which should be light to you, be dark; how great is that darkness? ²⁴ no man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or he will be attach'd to the one, and neglectful of the other. ye cannot serve God and Mamon.

¹⁵ then he said to them, take care to be clear of all avarice: for the enjoyment of life does not depend upon the having large possessions.

¹⁷ Whatever condition God has allotted to any man, let him go on in the same state he was in when he became a christian: this I give as a standing rule to all churches.

¹⁹ for which may my God crown all your desires with glory by Christ Jesus.

¹⁰ I take pleasure then in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am afflicted, then it is I have fortitude.

⁶ Religion indeed with contentment leads to great gain.

³³ but first seek the kingdom of God, and that righteousness which leads to it, and all these things shall be superadded. be not

¹¹ it is not my indigence that makes me say this: for I have learn'd, in whatevever state I am, therewith to be content: I know how to be in want,

⁶ Religion indeed with contentment leads to great gain. ⁷ as we brought nothing into the world, certain it is, we can carry nothing away. having therefore food and raiment, ⁸ we ought to think that sufficient. but they who will be rich, expose ⁹ themselves to temptations and snares, and to many foolish noxious passions, which plunge men into ruin and perdition. for the love of money is the root of all evil: ¹⁰ which some having obtain'd, have revolted from the faith, and brought upon themselves variety of piercing pains. ¹¹ As for you the minister of God, avoid those things: adhere to justice, piety, faith, charity, patience, and benignity of temper.

⁶ Religion indeed with contentment leads to great gain. ⁷ as we brought nothing into the world, certain it is, we can carry nothing away. having therefore food and raiment, ⁸ we ought to think that sufficient. but they who will be rich, expose

⁵ let your morals be free from avarice, being contented with what you have: for he hath said, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee."

¹¹ it is not my indigence that makes me say this: for I have learn'd, in whatevever state I am, therewith to be content: I know how to be in want, ¹² I know how to abound: every where, and in every circumstance, I have been prepar'd for fulness or famine, for plenty or penury: