Bible Verses About Contentment

The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

Yahweh assigned my portion and my cup. You made my lot secure.

Psalms 16:5

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

A Psalm by David. Yahweh is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing.

Psalms 23:1

A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.

Psalms 37:16

Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.

Whom do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you.

Psalms 73:25

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

Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble.

Proverbs 15:16

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

Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.

Proverbs 16:8

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

The fear of Yahweh leads to life, then contentment; he rests and will not be touched by trouble.

Proverbs 19:23

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

Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me,

Proverbs 30:8

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 sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.

Ecclesiastes 5:12

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.

Soldiers also asked him, saying, “What about us? What must we do?” He said to them, “Extort from no one by violence, neither accuse anyone wrongfully. Be content with your wages.”

Luke 3:14

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:

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.

2 Corinthians 9:8

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.

I know how to be humbled, and I also know how to abound. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in need.

Philippians 4:12

And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

But having food and clothing, we will be content with that.

1 Timothy 6:8

And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the LORD: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.

Do you seek great things for yourself? Don’t seek them; for, behold, I will bring evil on all flesh,’ says Yahweh, ‘but I will let you escape with your life wherever you go.’”

Jeremiah 45:5

Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exercise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.

A Song of Ascents. By David. Yahweh, my heart isn’t arrogant, nor my eyes lofty; nor do I concern myself with great matters, or things too wonderful for me.

Psalms 131:1