196 verses about contentment

God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.

that I will not take a thread nor a sandal strap nor anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’

He had possessions of flocks, possessions of herds, and a great household. The Philistines envied him.

Esau said, “I have enough, my brother; let that which you have be yours.”

Please take the gift that I brought to you, because God has dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough.” He urged him, and he took it.

He saw a resting place, that it was good, the land, that it was pleasant. He bows his shoulder to the burden, and becomes a servant doing forced labor.

Moses was content to dwell with the man. He gave Moses Zipporah, his daughter.

They spoke to Moses, saying, “The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work which Yahweh commanded to make.”

For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much.

The land shall yield its fruit, and you shall eat your fill, and dwell therein in safety.

Your threshing shall reach to the vintage, and the vintage shall reach to the sowing time. You shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.

The mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?

but now we have lost our appetite. There is nothing at all except this manna to look at.”

and houses full of all good things, which you didn’t fill, and cisterns dug out, which you didn’t dig, vineyards and olive trees, which you didn’t plant, and you shall eat and be full;

lest, when you have eaten and are full, and have built fine houses, and lived in them;

It shall be, if he tells you, “I will not go out from you,” because he loves you and your house, because he is well with you;

Because you didn’t serve Yahweh your God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things;

About Naphtali he said, “Naphtali, satisfied with favor, full of Yahweh’s blessing, Possess the west and the south.”

The Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was to him as one of his sons.

Yet there is both straw and feed for our donkeys; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for your servant, and for the young man who is with your servants. There is no lack of anything.”

Then Pharaoh said to him, “But what have you lacked with me, that behold, you seek to go to your own country?” He answered, “Nothing, however only let me depart.”

He died at a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor; and Solomon his son reigned in his place.

They took fortified cities and a rich land, and possessed houses full of all good things, cisterns dug out, vineyards, and olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate, were filled, became fat, and delighted themselves in your great goodness.

He said, “Naked I came out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return there. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken away. Blessed be Yahweh’s name.”

Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass? Or does the ox low over his fodder?

The Almighty will be your treasure, and precious silver to you.

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

So Yahweh blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys.

You have put gladness in my heart, more than when their grain and their new wine are increased.

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

The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places. Yes, I have a good inheritance.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.

As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form.

The humble shall eat and be satisfied. They shall praise Yahweh who seek after him. Let your hearts live forever.

He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over.

They shall be abundantly satisfied with the abundance of your house. You will make them drink of the river of your pleasures.

Don’t fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness.

Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.

But the humble shall inherit the land, and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

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

My soul shall be satisfied as with the richest food. My mouth shall praise you with joyful lips,

So they ate, and were well filled. He gave them their own desire.

For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.

I have rejoiced in the way of your testimonies, as much as in all riches.

The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. YUD

It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil; for he gives sleep to his loved ones.

For you will eat the labor of your hands. You will be happy, and it will be well with you.

Yahweh, my heart isn’t haughty, nor my eyes lofty; nor do I concern myself with great matters, or things too wonderful for me.

Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me.

Our barns are full, filled with all kinds of provision. Our sheep produce thousands and ten thousands in our fields.

Our oxen will pull heavy loads. There is no breaking in, and no going away, and no outcry in our streets.

so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.

Her ways are ways of pleasantness. All her paths are peace.

With me are riches, honor, enduring wealth, and prosperity.

that I may give wealth to those who love me. I fill their treasuries.

Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.

He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

The slothful man doesn’t roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.

The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.

The life of the body is a heart at peace, but envy rots the bones.

In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

All the days of the afflicted are wretched, but one who has a cheerful heart enjoys a continual feast.

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

Better is a dinner of herbs, where love is, than a fattened calf with hatred.

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

It is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor, than to divide the plunder with the proud.

Better is a dry morsel with quietness, than a house full of feasting with strife.

A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

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

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.

It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.

A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.

Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint.

Have you found honey? Eat as much as is sufficient for you, lest you eat too much, and vomit it.

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.

A full soul loathes a honeycomb; but to a hungry soul, every bitter thing is sweet.

One who is greedy stirs up strife; but one who trusts in Yahweh will prosper.

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

lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is Yahweh?’ or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

What does man gain from all his labor in which he labors under the sun?

That which has been is that which shall be; and that which has been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.

There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.

For who can eat, or who can have enjoyment, more than I?

What profit has he who works in that in which he labors?

I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.

Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.

Therefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what will be after him?

Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.

He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.

When goods increase, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his eyes?

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.

Behold, that which I have seen to be good and proper is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, in which he labors under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.

Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor—this is the gift of God.

For he shall not often reflect on the days of his life; because God occupies him with the joy of his heart.

For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?