Contentment: General Scriptures Concerning

Scripture references

Psa 16:6 The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my
Psa 37:7, 16 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when
Pro 14:10, 14 The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its
Pro 15:13, 15, 30 A joyful heart makes a cheerful countenance, but sorrow of the
Pro 16:8 Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.
Pro 17:1, 22 Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with
Pro 30:8 Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty
Ecc 2:24 Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I
Ecc 3:12, 13 I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do
Ecc 4:6 Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit
Ecc 5:12 The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the
Ecc 6:7–9 All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.
Ecc 8:15 So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for
Ecc 9:7–9 Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart,
Luk 3:14 Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money
1Co 7:17, 20, 21, 24 Regardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has
Gal 5:26 Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.
Php 4:11, 12 I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content
1Ti 6:6–8 Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain. / For we brought
Heb 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you