Contentment at Work
Exodus 1:14 BSB
and made their lives bitter with hard labor in brick and mortar, and with all kinds of work in the fields. Every service they imposed was harsh.
Proverbs 30:16 BSB
Sheol, the barren womb, land never satisfied with water, and fire that never says, ‘Enough!’
Proverbs 30:15 BSB
The leech has two daughters: Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, ‘Enough!’:
Ecclesiastes 1:8 BSB
All things are wearisome, more than one can describe; the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear content with hearing.
Psalm 104:23 BSB
Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.
John 4:38 BSB
I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up their labor.”
Isaiah 32:17 BSB
The work of righteousness will be peace; the service of righteousness will be quiet confidence forever.
Philippians 2:30 BSB
because he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to me.
Deuteronomy 14:29 BSB
Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands.
Ecclesiastes 4:8 BSB
There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.
Ecclesiastes 6:7 BSB
All a man’s labor is for his mouth, yet his appetite is never satisfied.
Exodus 36:7 BSB
since what they already had was more than enough to perform all the work.
Exodus 36:5 BSB
and said to Moses, “The people are bringing more than enough for doing the work the LORD has commanded us to do.”
Numbers 16:9 BSB
Is it not enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel and brought you near to Himself to perform the work at the LORD’s tabernacle, and to stand before the congregation to minister to them?
Philippians 4:11 BSB
I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances.
1 Timothy 6:6 BSB
Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.
Hebrews 13:5 BSB
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
Proverbs 13:25 BSB
A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.
Proverbs 19:23 BSB
The fear of the LORD leads to life, that one may rest content, without visitation from harm.
Luke 3:14 BSB
Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” “Do not take money by force or false accusation,” he said. “Be content with your wages.”