Quotes about Contentment
A man may father a hundred children and live for many years; yet no matter how long he lives, if he is unsatisfied with his prosperity and does not even receive a proper burial, I say that a stillborn child is better off than he.
— Ecclesiastes 6:3
The child, though neither seeing the sun nor knowing anything, has more rest than that man,
— Ecclesiastes 6:5
All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.
— Ecclesiastes 6:7
Better what the eye can see than the wandering of desire. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
— Ecclesiastes 6:9
Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.
— Ecclesiastes 7:10
So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.
— Ecclesiastes 8:15
Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.
— Ecclesiastes 9:9
So if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all. But let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything to come is futile.
— Ecclesiastes 11:8
But Hezekiah said to Isaiah, “The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.” For he thought, “At least there will be peace and security in my lifetime.”
— Isaiah 39:8
He burns half of it in the fire, and he roasts meat on that half. He eats the roast and is satisfied. Indeed, he warms himself and says, “Ah! I am warm; I see the fire.”
— Isaiah 44:16
Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.
— Isaiah 55:2
No longer will they build houses for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat. For as is the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people, and My chosen ones will fully enjoy the work of their hands.
— Isaiah 65:22