Bible verses about "content" | Geneva

Exodus 16:8

8 Againe Moses sayd, At euen shall the Lord giue you flesh to eate, and in the morning your fil of bread: for the Lord hath heard your murmurings, which ye murmure against him: for what are we? your murmurings are not against vs, but against the Lord.

Hosea 4:7

7 As they were increased, so they sinned against me: therefore will I chaunge their glorie into shame.

Romans 6:23

23 For the wages of sinne is death: but the gift of God is eternall life, through Iesus Christ our Lord.

Philippians 4:11-13

11 I speake not because of want: for I haue learned in whatsoeuer state I am, therewith to bee content. 12 And I can be abased, and I can abounde: euery where in all things I am instructed, both to be full, and to be hungrie, and to abounde, and to haue want. 13 I am able to do al things through the helpe of Christ, which strengtheneth me.

Genesis 33:11

11 I pray thee take my blessing, that is brought thee: for God hath had mercie on me, and therefore I haue all things: so he compelled him, and he tooke it.

Proverbs 28:25

25 He that is of a proude heart, stirreth vp strife: but he that trusteth in the Lord, shall be fatte.

1 Timothy 6:6-9

6 But godlinesse is great gaine, if a man be content with that he hath. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and it is certaine, that we can carie nothing out. 8 Therefore when wee haue foode and raiment, let vs therewith be content. 9 For they that will be rich, fall into tentation and snares, and into many foolish and noysome lustes, which drowne men in perdition and destruction.

2 Corinthians 12:10

10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproches, in necessities, in persecutions, in anguish for Christes sake: for when I am weake, then am I strong.

Hebrews 13:5

5 Let your conuersation be without couetousnesse, and be content with those things that ye haue, for he hath said,

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