…one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions. - Luke 12:15
Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked. - Psalm 37:16
Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble with it. - Proverbs 15:16
Godliness with contentment is great gain… if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. - 1 Timothy 6:6,8
Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the LORD?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God. - Proverbs 30:8-9
Give us this day our daily bread. Do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? - Matthew 6:11, 25
When I sent you out with no moneybag or knapsack or sandals, did you lack anything? They said, Nothing. - Luke 22:35
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” - Hebrews 13:5
Adapted from “Daily Light”, originally published by Samuel Bagster in 1875.
