Psalm 37:16 (NIV) Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked.
Proverbs 30:8 (NIV) Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread.
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.
Hebrews 13:5 (NIV) Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."
Contentment is understanding that if I am not satisfied with what I have, I will never be satisfied with what I want. Bill Gothard (Draper's Book of Quotations for the Christian World)
