1 Timothy 6:6
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6 Now godliness with (A)contentment is great gain.
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Hebrews 13:5
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5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, (A)“I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
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1 Timothy 6:8
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8 And having food and clothing, with these we shall be (A)content.
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Proverbs 16:8
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8 (A)Better is a little with righteousness,
Than vast revenues without justice.
Philippians 4:11-13
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11 Not that I speak in regard to need, for I have learned in whatever state I am, (A)to be content: 12 (B)I know how to [a]be abased, and I know how to [b]abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. 13 I can do all things (C)through [c]Christ who strengthens me.
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- Philippians 4:12 live humbly
- Philippians 4:12 live in prosperity
- Philippians 4:13 NU Him who
1 Timothy 4:8
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8 For (A)bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things, (B)having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come.
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Philippians 1:21
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21 For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
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Luke 12:31-32
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31 (A)But seek [a]the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added to you.
32 “Do not fear, little flock, for (B)it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
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- Luke 12:31 NU His kingdom, and these things
Proverbs 15:16
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16 (A)Better is a little with the fear of the Lord,
Than great treasure with trouble.
Matthew 6:32-33
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32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But (A)seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
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Psalm 37:16
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16 (A)A little that a righteous man has
Is better than the riches of many wicked.
Romans 8:28
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28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those (A)who are the called according to His purpose.
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Romans 5:3-5
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3 And not only that, but (A)we also glory in tribulations, (B)knowing that tribulation produces [a]perseverance; 4 (C)and perseverance, [b]character; and character, hope. 5 (D)Now hope does not disappoint, (E)because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
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- Romans 5:3 endurance
- Romans 5:4 approved character
Psalm 84:11
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11 For the Lord God is (A)a sun and (B)shield;
The Lord will give grace and glory;
(C)No good thing will He withhold
From those who walk uprightly.
Luke 3:14
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14 Likewise the soldiers asked him, saying, “And what shall we do?”
So he said to them, “Do not [a]intimidate anyone (A)or accuse falsely, and be content with your wages.”
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- Luke 3:14 Lit. shake down for money
Exodus 2:21
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21 Then Moses was content to live with the man, and he gave (A)Zipporah his daughter to Moses.
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2 Corinthians 4:17-5:1
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17 For (A)our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory, 18 (B)while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
Assurance of the Resurrection
5 For we know that if (C)our earthly [a]house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house (D)not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
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- 2 Corinthians 5:1 Physical body
Proverbs 8:18-21
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18 (A)Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring riches and righteousness.
19 My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold,
And my revenue than choice silver.
20 I [a]traverse the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
21 That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth,
That I may fill their treasuries.
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- Proverbs 8:20 walk about on
Proverbs 3:13-18
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13 (A)Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
And the man who gains understanding;
14 (B)For her proceeds are better than the profits of silver,
And her gain than fine gold.
15 She is more precious than rubies,
And (C)all the things you may desire cannot compare with her.
16 (D)Length of days is in her right hand,
In her left hand riches and honor.
17 (E)Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.
18 She is (F)a tree of life to those who take hold of her,
And happy are all who [a]retain her.
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- Proverbs 3:18 hold her fast
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