i peter 1:14-15 niv

As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as He Who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do...

philippians 4:11-13 niv

I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through Him Who gives me strength.

i timothy 6:6 niv

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

ecclesiastes 6:7 nkjv

All the labor of man is for his mouth, And yet the soul is not satisfied.

proverbs 21:25-26 niv

The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work. All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing.

ecclesiastes 7:10 nlt

Don’t long for "the good old days." This is not wise.

i timothy 4:7 niv

Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly.

ecclesiastes 3:12-13 niv

I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live. That each of them may eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all their toil—this is the gift of God.

ecclesiastes 2:24-25 niv

A person can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in their own toil. This too, I see, is from the hand of God, for without Him, who can eat or find enjoyment?

psalm 4:6-8 esv

There are many who say, "Who will show us some good? Lift up the light of your face upon us, O LORD!" You have put more joy in my heart than they have when their grain and wine abound. In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.

psalm 103:2 niv

Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all His benefits—

romans 12:2 niv

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—His good, pleasing and perfect will.

romans 12:1 esv

I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.

psalm 37:3 niv

Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.

i thessalonians 5:15-18 niv

Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else. Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

matthew 5:43-48 niv

"You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

psalm 37:4 nlt

Take delight in the LORD, and He will give you your heart’s desires.

i peter 4:1-2 niv

Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body is done with sin. As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God.

i john 5:14-15, 21 niv

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of Him.

Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.

ii peter 1:2-3 nas

Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord; seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.

ii corinthians 9:8 csb

And God is able to make every grace overflow to you, so that in every way, always having everything you need, you may excel in every good work.

psalm 23:1 niv

The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.

romans 8:32 niv

He who did not spare His Own Son, but gave Him up for us all—how will He not also, along with Him, graciously give us all things?

philippians 3:7-8 bsb

But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ. More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ

philippians 4:19 nlt

And this same God Who takes care of me will supply all your needs from His glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.

john 4:13-14 niv

Jesus answered, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life."

psalm 34:8-14, i peter 3:10 csb

Taste and see that the LORD is good. How happy is the person who takes refuge in Him! You who are His holy ones, fear the LORD, for those who fear Him lack nothing. Young lions lack food and go hungry, but those who seek the LORD will not lack any good thing.

Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. {For the one who wants to love life and to see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit}. Turn away from evil and do what is good; seek peace and pursue it.

philippians 4:4 niv

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

proverbs 10:28 nlt

The hopes of the godly result in happiness, but the expectations of the wicked come to nothing.

proverbs 10:24 niv

What the wicked dread will overtake them; what the righteous desire will be granted.

matthew 6:19-24 niv

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!

No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

psalm 112 hcsb

Hallelujah! Happy is the man who fears the LORD, taking great delight in His commands. His descendants will be powerful in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.

Light shines in the darkness for the upright. He is gracious, compassionate, and righteous. Good will come to a man who lends generously and conducts his business fairly. He will never be shaken. The righteous man will be remembered forever. He will not fear bad news; his heart is confident, trusting in the LORD. His heart is assured; he will not fear.

In the end he will look in triumph on his foes. He distributes freely to the poor; his righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted in honor.

The wicked man will see it and be angry; he will gnash his teeth in despair. The desire of the wicked man will come to nothing.

hebrews 11:25 niv

He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin.

ephesians 4:17-19 csb

Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thoughts. They are darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them and because of the hardness of their hearts. They became callous and gave themselves over to promiscuity for the practice of every kind of impurity with a desire for more and more.

ecclesiastes 1:15 niv

What is crooked cannot be straightened; what is lacking cannot be counted.

psalm 16 niv

Keep me safe, my God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the LORD, "You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing." I say of the holy people who are in the land, "They are the noble ones in whom is all my delight."

Those who run after other gods will suffer more and more. I will not pour out libations of blood to such gods or take up their names on my lips.

LORD, You alone are my portion and my cup; You make my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.

I will praise the LORD, Who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me. I keep my eyes always on the LORD. With Him at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because You will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will You let Your faithful one see decay. You make known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.

ii corinthians 6:10 niv

sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

romans 8:28-30 esv

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to His purpose. For those whom He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, in order that He might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom He predestined He also called, and those whom He called He also justified, and those whom He justified He also glorified.

proverbs 4:18 niv

The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.