42 Bible Verses about Being Content
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I am not saying this because I am in need; for I have learned to be content in whatever state I am.
I know how to be poor. I also know how to live with abundance. In everything and in all things I have learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to have abundance and to suffer need.
Not that I seek the gift but I seek the fruit that adds to your account.
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth, with gain. This too is vanity.
I rejoice in the Lord greatly, that now at length you have revived your thought for me. You did indeed take thought, but you lacked opportunity.
Godliness with contentment is great gain.
You should be free from the love of money. Be content with what you have, for he has said: I will not leave you. I will not forsake you.
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
However, we should be guided by what we have learned so far.
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Many live as enemies of the stake of Christ. I often wept as I told you about them.
Be of the same mind as others. Do not think lofty things but be led along by lowly things. Do not be wise in your own conceit (self-love) (vanity) (estimation).
Respect for Jehovah leads to life. He who has it will be satisfied. He will not be visited by evil.
I will see your face (be in your presence) when I am declared righteous. When I wake up, I will be satisfied to see (perceive) (comprehend) you.
The righteous eats to satisfaction. The belly of the wicked is in need.
Then I was beside him, as a master workman with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him.
I am certain that there is nothing better for a man than to rejoice and to do good works in life.
It is better to have a little with respect for Jehovah than great treasure and trouble.
If I come, I will remind you of what he does. He unjustly accuses us with wicked words and is never satisfied. He does not allow the brothers to greet one another and he throws them out of the congregation.
You will eat and not be satisfied. Your stomach will still be empty. You will put away and yet will not save. That which you save I will give to the sword.
If I am full I could deny you and say, Who is Jehovah? Or if I am poor and steal, I could take God's name in vain.
Were you called being a slave? Do not let it worry you. But if you can become free, do so.
Soldiers also asked him: What must we do? And he said: Do not take money from any one by force. Never falsely accuse any one wrongfully and be content with your wages.
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some by longing for it have been led away from the faith. They have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them. Remember those who are suffering, as though you were suffering as they are.
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness the appearance of the heart is made better.
And the woman who has an unbelieving husband, and he is willing to live with her, she should not divorce him.
He who is called in the Lord, being a slave, is the Lord's freeman. Likewise also he who is called, being free, is Christ's slave.
When they receive you in their city eat what ever they set before you.
You satisfy me with the richest foods. My mouth will sing your praise with joyful lips.
I press on toward the goal to the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
You will have plenty to eat and be satisfied. You will praise the name of Jehovah your God. He has dealt wondrously with you. My people will never again be put to shame.
Brothers, be imitators of me. Pay attention to those who live by the example we have given you.
However, our citizenship is in heaven. We also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
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