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 shelter, we will be satisfied with that.
Exodus 2:21
Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.
Luke 3:14
Then some soldiers also asked him, "And as for us -- what should we do?" He told them, "Take money from no one by violence or by false accusation, and be content with your pay."
Philippians 4:11
I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content in any circumstance.
General references
Genesis 34:23
If we do so, won't their livestock, their property, and all their animals become ours? So let's consent to their demand, so they will live among us."
Genesis 43:2
When they finished eating the grain they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, "Return, buy us a little more food."
Deuteronomy 32:47
For this is no idle word for you -- it is your life! By this word you will live a long time in the land you are about to cross the Jordan to possess."
Psalm 37:16
The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,
Jeremiah 35:9
We have not built any houses to live in. We do not own any vineyards, fields, or crops.