Bible on Contentment

The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.

There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

The ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.

The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.

Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.

House and riches are the inheritance of fathers: and a prudent wife is from the LORD.

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.

The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

And by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches.

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

The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.

I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.

Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.

As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich.

And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he was very rich.

And, behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.

And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.

But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment: and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.

Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.

As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in all things.

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.

But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you.

Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.

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 can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: