Bible verses about "discontent" | Sawyer

¹⁶ And we have known and believed the love which God has for us. God is love; and he that continues in love continues in God and God in him.

¹¹ Not that I speak of want; for I have learned in whatever circumstances I am to be contented. ¹² I know both how to be humbled, and I know how to abound; in every thing and in all conditions I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer want. ¹³ I endure all things with him that strengthens me.

¹⁴ And the soldiers asked him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said to them, Oppress, and falsely accuse, no one; and be contented with your wages.

¹¹ that you may be enriched in every thing for all liberality, which produces through us thanksgiving to God.

⁹ for you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sakes he became poor, though rich, that you by his poverty might be rich.

²⁴ No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the first, and love the other, or he will adhere to the first, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and riches.

¹³ If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall the Father from heaven give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him.

²⁸ And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to [his] purpose.

¹⁰ Neither do you complain as some of them complained and were destroyed by the destroyer.

¹³ I endure all things with him that strengthens me.

⁷ In like manner let the husbands [do], living together in knowledge with the wife as with a vessel of less strength, deeming them precious, co-heirs of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered. ^{8 (2:5)} Finally, be all of one mind, sympathising, loving as brothers, compassionate, humble, ⁹ not returning evil for evil or railing for railing, but on the contrary blessing [your enemies], because to this you are called, that you may inherit blessing. ¹⁰ For he that will love life and see good days, let him withhold his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit, ¹¹ let him abstain from evil and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it, ¹² for the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears attend to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

³³ But seek first righteousness and his kingdom, and all these things shall be added to you.

⁷ casting all your care upon him, for he cares for you.

^{10 (2:6)} But I rejoice greatly in the Lord, that now at length you began again to care for me, for whom also you did care, but had no opportunity [to serve me]. ¹¹ Not that I speak of want; for I have learned in whatever circumstances I am to be contented. ¹² I know both how to be humbled, and I know how to abound; in every thing and in all conditions I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer want. ¹³ I endure all things with him that strengthens me.

¹⁵ And he said to them, See, and beware of all covetousness; for one's life depends not on the abundance of his property.

⁶ But piety with contentment is great gain. ⁷ For we brought nothing into the world; it is clear that we can carry nothing out of it; ⁸ but having food and clothing let us be contented with them. ⁹ But those who wish to be rich fall into trial and a snare, and many foolish and injurious desires, which plunge men into destruction and perdition. ¹⁰ For the love of money is a root of all evils, which some having desired have been misled from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

¹⁸ give thanks on every occasion; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus to us.

⁵ Let your life be without avarice, and be contented with what you have; for he said, I will never leave you, I will never forsake you;