Being Content

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.

Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. — read the full passage →

But godliness with contentment is great gain. — read the full passage →

Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? — read the full passage →

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. — read the full passage →

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

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.

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? — read the full passage →

And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.

And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? — read the full passage →

A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

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

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

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

And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord; — read the full passage →

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. — read the full passage →

He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. — read the full passage →

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: — read the full passage →

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved. — read the full passage →

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

And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

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

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.

If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die: — read the full passage →

And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all things I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and so will I keep myself.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

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

All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

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

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. — read the full passage →

Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;

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 poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

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.

Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

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

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.

What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.

Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, — read the full passage →

He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. — read the full passage →

In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.

Rejoice evermore. — read the full passage →

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. — read the full passage →

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;

Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed. — read the full passage →

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. — read the full passage →

The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes. — read the full passage →

I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine own people.

As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion. — read the full passage →

And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:

If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, — read the full passage →

For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. — read the full passage →

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. — read the full passage →

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him. — read the full passage →

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? — read the full passage →

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. — read the full passage →

Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you.

And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the Lord, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying, — read the full passage →

But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. — read the full passage →

The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me? — read the full passage →

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. — read the full passage →

For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. — read the full passage →

In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.

Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid. — read the full passage →

Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy. — read the full passage →

For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you, that it was not in vain: — read the full passage →

The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish’s belly, — read the full passage →