128 Bible Verses about Contentment
Want to know what the Bible says about Contentment? Here are 128 Bible verses about Contentment from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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Psalm 16:11 NIV
You make known to me the path of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence,
with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
you will fill me with joy in your presence,
with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
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Psalm 37:16 NIV
Better the little that the righteous have
than the wealth of many wicked;
than the wealth of many wicked;
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Luke 3:14 NIV
Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?”
He replied, “Don’t extort money and don’t accuse people falsely —be content with your pay.”
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Proverbs 28:6 NIV
Better the poor whose walk is blameless
than the rich whose ways are perverse.
than the rich whose ways are perverse.
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James 4:8 NIV
Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
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James 4:2 NIV
You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.
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Psalm 118:24 NIV
The Lord has done it this very day;
let us rejoice today and be glad.
let us rejoice today and be glad.
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Proverbs 14:14 NIV
The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways,
and the good rewarded for theirs.
and the good rewarded for theirs.
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Matthew 5:6 NIV
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.
for they will be filled.
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Ecclesiastes 3:13 NIV
That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God.
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Proverbs 19:23 NIV
The fear of the Lord leads to life;
then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
then one rests content, untouched by trouble.
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Ecclesiastes 3:12 NIV
I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live.
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Ecclesiastes 4:6 NIV
Better one handful with tranquillity
than two handfuls with toil
and chasing after the wind.
than two handfuls with toil
and chasing after the wind.
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Philippians 4:12 NIV
I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.
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Romans 14:17 NIV
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit,
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Psalm 55:22 NIV
Cast your cares on the Lord
and he will sustain you;
he will never let
the righteous be shaken.
and he will sustain you;
he will never let
the righteous be shaken.
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Ecclesiastes 6:7-9 NIV
7 Everyone’s toil is for their mouth,
yet their appetite is never satisfied.
8 What advantage have the wise over fools?
What do the poor gain
by knowing how to conduct themselves before others?
9 Better what the eye sees
than the roving of the appetite.
This too is meaningless,
a chasing after the wind.
yet their appetite is never satisfied.
8 What advantage have the wise over fools?
What do the poor gain
by knowing how to conduct themselves before others?
9 Better what the eye sees
than the roving of the appetite.
This too is meaningless,
a chasing after the wind.
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Job 36:11 NIV
If they obey and serve him,
they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity
and their years in contentment.
they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity
and their years in contentment.
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Psalm 37:7 NIV
Be still before the Lord
and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when people succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.
and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when people succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.
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