Bible Verses About Contentment

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:

For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.

Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.

Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.

The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.

But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.

All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.

Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.

And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.

The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.

There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.

Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.

The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.

6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.

7 How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.

18 The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.

Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called.

Art thou called being a servant? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather.

Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.

Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.
7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.

And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.

Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:

There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.

I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.

The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.

7 How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
8 They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures.

18 The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.

Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

The fear of the Lord tendeth to life: and he that hath it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.

And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.

Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.

The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.

And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.

Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.

Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.