Contentment in the Family
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.
Matthew 10:25 BSB
It is enough for a disciple to be like his teacher, and a servant like his master. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!
2 Peter 2:14 BSB
Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.
Jeremiah 5:7 BSB
“Why should I forgive you? Your children have forsaken Me and sworn by gods that are not gods. I satisfied their needs, yet they committed adultery and assembled at the houses of prostitutes.
Amos 3:1 BSB
Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt:
Genesis 30:3 BSB
Then she said, “Here is my maidservant Bilhah. Sleep with her, that she may bear children for me, so that through her I too can build a family.”
Jeremiah 3:14 BSB
“Return, O faithless children,” declares the LORD, “for I am your master, and I will take you—one from a city and two from a family—and bring you to Zion.
1 Timothy 5:4 BSB
But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.
Genesis 16:2 BSB
So Sarai said to Abram, “Look now, the LORD has prevented me from bearing children. Please go to my maidservant; perhaps I can build a family by her.” And Abram listened to the voice of Sarai.
Exodus 12:3 BSB
Tell the whole congregation of Israel that on the tenth day of this month each man must select a lamb for his family, one per household.
1 Chronicles 13:14 BSB
Thus the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house for three months, and the LORD blessed his household and everything he owned.
1 Timothy 3:12 BSB
A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.
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.”