Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Contentment
General references
Bible References
Contentment
1 Timothy 6:8
but having food and covering we will be content with these.
Exodus 2:21
And Moses was content to dwell with the man, and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
Luke 3:14
And men who were soldiers also questioned him, saying, And we, what should we do? And he said to them, Do violence to no man, nor accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.
Philippians 4:11
Not that I speak regarding need, for I have learned in what things I am to be content.
General references
Genesis 34:23
Shall not their cattle and their substance and all their beasts be ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell with us.
Genesis 43:2
And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the grain which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said to them, Go again, buy us a little food.
Deuteronomy 32:47
For it is no vain thing for you, because it is your life, and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land where ye go over the Jordan to possess it.
Psalm 37:16
Better is a little that the righteous man has than the abundance of many wicked men.
Jeremiah 35:9
nor to build houses for us to dwell in. Neither have we vineyard, nor field, nor seed,