1 Timothy 6:6 (NKJV) Now godliness with contentment is great gain.
Proverbs 23:17-18 (NASB77) 17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, But live in the fear of the LORD always. 18 Surely there is a future, And your hope will not be cut off.
Hebrews 13:4-5 (NASB77) 5 Let your character be free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, " I WILL NEVER DESERT YOU, NOR WILL I EVER FORSAKE YOU," 6 so that we confidently say, " THE LORD IS MY HELPER, I WILL NOT BE AFRAID. WHAT SHALL MAN DO TO ME?"
Contentment makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor. —Benjamin Franklin
, Today's Best Illustrations – Volume 5, (Carol Stream, IL: Christianity Today, 1997), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "CONTENTMENT".
