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Contentment is learned, Paul says — in plenty and in need. These Bible verses about contentment quiet the endless chase for more with the secret of enough.
“I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances. I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. In any and every situation I have learned the secret of being filled and being hungry, of having plenty and having need. I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.”
“Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.”
“Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.””
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.”
“Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion. Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.”
“He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.”
“Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.”
“The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure. The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.”
“And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.””
“Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.”
“That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
“Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.”
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Contentment is learned, Paul says — in plenty and in need. These Bible verses about contentment quiet the endless chase for more with the secret of enough.
Philippians 4:11-13: “I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances. I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. In any and every situation I have learned the secret of being filled and being hungry, of having plenty and having need. I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.”
Start with 1 Timothy 6:6-8, one of the 12 verses gathered here on this topic.
