6 Bible Verses about Discontent

And when he was at Bethany, and was reclining at the house of Simon the leper, a woman came, having a vase of ointment of genuine nard, extremely costly, and breaking the vase she poured it out on his head. And some were displeased, [and said] to themselves, Why was this waste of the ointment? For this ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii [$42] and given to the poor; and they blamed her.

And he said to them, See, and beware of all covetousness; for one's life depends not on the abundance of his property.

AND in those days the disciples being multiplied, there was a complaint of the Hellenists against the Hebrews, that their widows were neglected in the daily service.

Neither do you complain as some of them complained and were destroyed by the destroyer.

And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of them, saying, Behold, the Lord came with ten thousand of his saints to execute judgment on all, and to convict all the wicked among them of all the deeds of impiety which they have impiously committed, and of all the hard speeches which impious sinners have spoken against him. These are complainers, censorious, walking after their inordinate desires, and their mouth speaks proud words, showing admiration of persons for the sake of gain.

Let your life be without avarice, and be contented with what you have; for he said, I will never leave you, I will never forsake you;