Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But godliness with contentment is great gain.
Contentment
General references
Bible References
Contentment
1 Timothy 6:8
But if we have food and a roof over us, let that be enough.
Exodus 2:21
And Moses was happy to go on living with the man; and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.
Luke 3:14
And men of the army put questions to him, saying, And what have we to do? And he said to them, Do no violent acts to any man, and do not take anything without right, and let your payment be enough for you.
Philippians 4:11
But I will not say anything about my needs, for I am able, wherever I am, to be dependent on myself.
General references
Genesis 34:23
Then will not their cattle and their goods and all their beasts be ours? so let us come to an agreement with them so that they may go on living with us.
Genesis 43:2
And when the grain which they had got in Egypt was all used up, their father said to them, Go again and get us a little food.
Deuteronomy 32:47
And this is no small thing for you, but it is your life, and through this you may make your days long in the land which you are going over Jordan to take for your heritage.
Psalm 37:16
The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.
Jeremiah 35:9
Building no houses for ourselves, having no vine-gardens or fields or seed: