Bible verses about "contentment" | Worsley

¹⁹ Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust corrupts, and where thieves break through and steal: ²⁰ but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: ²¹ for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. ²² The eye is the light of the body: if therefore thine eye be clear, thy whole body will be light; ²³ but if thine eye be bad, thy whole body will be dark. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness! ²⁴ No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or at lest he will be attached to the one, and neglect the other: ye cannot serve God and mammon:

¹⁵ And He said unto them, See to it that ye beware of covetousness; for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of his possessions.

¹⁷ However, as God hath distributed to every man, and as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk: and thus I order in all the churches.

¹⁹ And my God will supply all your wants, according to his riches, in glory, by Christ Jesus.

¹⁰ And therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, and in straits for the sake of Christ: for when I am thus weak, then am I made strong.

⁶ But godliness with contentment is great gain.

³³ But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these shall be superadded unto you.

¹¹ Not that I speak on account of want; for I have learnt in whatever circumstances I am, to be contented.

⁶ But godliness with contentment is great gain. ⁷ For we brought nothing into the world, and it is certain that we can carry nothing out: ⁸ having therefore food and raiment, let us be herewith content. ⁹ But they, that will be rich, fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into ruin and perdition. ¹⁰ For the love of money is the root of all evils, which some coveting after have been led astray from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. ¹¹ But do thou, O man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, piety, fidelity, love, patience, meekness.

⁶ But godliness with contentment is great gain. ⁷ For we brought nothing into the world, and it is certain that we can carry nothing out: ⁸ having therefore food and raiment, let us be herewith content.

⁵ Let your conversation be free from covetousness, and be contented with what ye have: for He hath said, I will not leave thee; I will never, never forsake thee.

¹¹ Not that I speak on account of want; for I have learnt in whatever circumstances I am, to be contented. ¹² I know both how to be abased, and how to abound: in every place, and in all conditions I am instructed, both to be full and to be hungry, to abound and to be in want.