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Question

It talks about being content with what you have. Any help?

Answer 1

1 Timothy 6:7, 8 in the NWT reads:
"For we have brought nothing into the world, and neither can we carry anything out. So, having sustenance and covering, we shall be content with these things."

Then Hebrews 13:5 reads:
"Let your manner of life be free of the love of money, while you are content with the present things."

Doods above mentioned Matthew chapter 6. My favorite is near the end of that chapter, verses 25-34:
"On this account I say to you: Stop being anxious about your souls as to what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your bodies as to what you will wear. Does not the soul mean more than food and the body than clothing? Observe intently the birds of heaven, because they do not sow seed or reap or gather into storehouses; still your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth more than they are? Who of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his life span? Also, on the matter of clothing, why are you anxious? Take a lesson from the lilies of the field, how they are growing; they do not toil, nor do they spin; but I say to you that not even Sol′o·mon in all his glory was arrayed as one of these. If, now, God thus clothes the vegetation of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much rather clothe you, you with little faith? So never be anxious and say, ‘What are we to eat?’ or, ‘What are we to drink?’ or, ‘What are we to put on?’ For all these are the things the nations are eagerly pursuing. For your heavenly Father knows you need all these things.
Keep on, then, seeking first the kingdom and his righteousness, and all these other things will be added to you. So, never be anxious about the next day, for the next day will have its own anxieties. Sufficient for each day is its own badness."

Answer 2

Here are a few Bible verses from the New King James version relating to being content with what you have:

Psalm 37:16 A little that a righteous man has is better than the riches of many wicked.

Proverbs 16:8 Better is a little with righteousness, than vast revenues without justice.

Luke 3:14 Likewise the soldiers asked him, saying, “And what shall we do?” So he said to them, “Do not intimidate anyone or accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.”

Answer 3

1 Timothy 6:7-9---"For we have brought nothing into the world, and neither can we carry anything out. So, having sustenance and covering, we shall be content with these things. However, those who are determined to be rich fall into temptation and a snare and many senseless and hurtful desires, which plunge men into destruction and ruin."

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Answer 4

I have found 3 in the Bible that I have. (1)=1Tim.6:8 (2)=Heb.13:5 and (3)=3John,10. I hope this helps.

Answer 5

Keep Your Life Simple
(Matthew 6:19-22)

"even when a person has an abundance his life does not result from the things he possesses." (Luke 12:15) If we put first the things that are really important, such as our relationship with God, family concerns, and other related matters, then our "eye" will be "simple," uncluttered.

Answer 6

Dan 5:27 A SHEKEL, You are weighed in the balances and found wanting.

Answer 7

Pr 13:7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
Pr 30:8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
9 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.

Answer 8

I know a verse something like that in Taoist texts - it goes;

"He who knows he has enough is rich"

Answer 9

from Pirkei Avot (Ethics of our fathers) : Who is happy? he who is content with his lot.