Bible verses about "contentment" | Sawyer

^{19 (5:9)} Lay not up for yourselves treasures on the earth, where a moth and corrosion destroy, and where thieves dig through and steal. ²⁰ But lay up treasures for yourselves in heaven, where neither a moth nor corrosion destroys, and where thieves dig not through nor steal; ²¹ for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. ^{22 (5:10)} The light of the body is the eye. If, therefore, your eye is sound, your whole body will be light; ²³ but if your eye is evil, your whole body will be dark. If, therefore, the light which is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness! 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.

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

¹⁰ Most gladly, therefore, will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Wherefore I am well pleased with infirmities, with injuries, with necessities, with persecutions, with distresses for Christ; for when I am weak, then am I strong.

^{17 (3:4)} Unless as the Lord has imparted to each one, as God has called each one, so let him walk; and so I appoint in all the churches.

¹⁹ And God shall fully supply all your need, according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

⁶ But piety with contentment is great gain.

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

¹¹ Not that I speak of want; for I have learned in whatever circumstances I am to be contented.

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. ^{11 (2:13)} But do you, O man of God, avoid these things; but pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, patience, meekness.

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.

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;

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.