Quotes about Contentment
Does a wild donkey bray over fresh grass, or an ox low over its fodder?
— Job 6:5
Because his appetite is never satisfied, he cannot escape with his treasure.
— Job 20:20
One man dies full of vigor, completely secure and at ease.
— Job 21:23
if I have rejoiced in my great wealth because my hand had gained so much,
— Job 31:25
if the men of my house have not said, ‘Who is there who has not had his fill?’—
— Job 31:31
Do not long for the night, when people vanish from their homes.
— Job 36:20
You have filled my heart with more joy than when grain and new wine abound.
— Psalm 4:7
I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”
— Psalm 16:2
The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
— Psalm 16:5
The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
— Psalm 16:6
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.
— Psalm 16:9
from such men, O LORD, by Your hand—from men of the world whose portion is in this life. May You fill the bellies of Your treasured ones and satisfy their sons, so they leave their abundance to their children.
— Psalm 17:14