Bible verses about Contentment
Verses about finding satisfaction in God rather than in circumstances.
I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances.
Philippians 4:11I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. I am accustomed to any and every situation—to being filled and being hungry, to having plenty and having need.
Philippians 4:12I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
Philippians 4:13Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.
1 Timothy 6:6For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it.
1 Timothy 6:7But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.
1 Timothy 6:8Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
Hebrews 13:5Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.
Psalms 119:36Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
Psalms 37:16Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.
Proverbs 15:16Better a dish of vegetables where there is love than a fattened ox with hatred.
Proverbs 15:17The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
Psalms 16:5The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
Psalms 16:6Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”
Luke 3:14But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
Matthew 6:33Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.
Psalms 73:25My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalms 73:26Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
Psalms 34:10Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.
Proverbs 30:8Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:18The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.
Proverbs 19:23