Contentment
Bible Usage:
- content used 16 times.
- contentment used once.
- Bible Reference: 1 Timothy 6:6
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: Yes
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: Yes
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: Yes
- Included in BDB: No
Strongs Concordance:
- G841 Used 1 time
A state of mind in which one's desires are confined to his lot whatever it may be (1 Timothy 6:6; 2 Corinthians 9:8). It is opposed to envy (James 3:16), avarice (Hebrews 13:5), ambition (Proverbs 13:10), anxiety (Matthew 6:25, 34), and repining (1 Corinthians 10:10). It arises from the inward disposition, and is the offspring of humility, and of an intelligent consideration of the rectitude and benignity of divine providence (Psalms 96:1, 2; 145), the greatness of the divine promises (2 Peter 1:4), and our own unworthiness (Genesis 32:10); as well as from the view the gospel opens up to us of rest and peace hereafter (Romans 5:2).
General references
Psalms 16:6; Psalms 37:7; Psalms 37:16; Proverbs 14:14; Proverbs 14:10; Proverbs 15:13; Proverbs 15:15; Proverbs 15:30; Proverbs 16:8; Proverbs 17:1; Proverbs 17:22; Proverbs 30:8; Ecclesiastes 2:24; Ecclesiastes 3:12-13; Ecclesiastes 8:15; Ecclesiastes 4:6; Ecclesiastes 5:12; Ecclesiastes 6:7-9; Ecclesiastes 9:7-9; Luke 3:14; 1 Corinthians 7:17; 1 Corinthians 7:20-21; 1 Corinthians 7:24; Galatians 5:26; Philippians 4:11-12; 1 Timothy 6:6-8; Hebrews 13:5
Afflictions, Resignation in; Resignation
Instances of:
Esau, in refusing Jacob's present
Genesis 33:9
Barzillai, in refusing to go with David to Jerusalem
2 Samuel 19:33-37
The Shunammite, in refusing to make a request of Elisha
2 Kings 4:13
CONTENTMENT, noun
1. Content; a resting or satisfaction of mind without disquiet; acquiescence.
CONTENTMENT, without external honor, is humility.
Godliness with contentment is great gain. 1 Timothy 6:6.
2. Gratification.
At Paris the prince spent a day, to give his mind some contentment