Thought for Today
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Contentment

Proverbs regarding bliss, cheer, contentment, delight, gaiety, gladness, good humour, gratification, happiness, joy, peacefulness, pleasure, plenty, relief, rest, satisfaction, sufficiency, warmth, well-being

  1. Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who obtains understanding.

    Prov. 3:13 (read whole chapter)


  2. The backslider will be paid back from his own ways, but a good person will be rewarded for his.

    Prov. 14:14 (read whole chapter)


  3. A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but by a painful heart the spirit is broken.
    The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.
    All the days of the afflicted are bad, but one with a cheerful heart has a continual feast.

    Prov. 15:13-15 (read whole chapter)


  4. The one who deals wisely in a matter will find success, and blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD.

    Prov. 16:20 (read whole chapter)


  5. A cheerful heart brings good healing, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

    Prov. 17:22 (read whole chapter)


  6. The one whose appetite is satisfied loathes honey, but to the hungry mouth every bitter thing is sweet.
    Like a bird that wanders from its nest, so is a person who wanders from his home.

    Prov. 27:7-8 (read whole chapter)


  7. When you find honey, eat only what is sufficient for you, lest you become stuffed with it and vomit it up.

    Prov. 25:16 (read whole chapter)


  8. Blessed is the one who is always cautious, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into evil.

    Prov. 28:14 (read whole chapter)


  9. Remove falsehood and lies far from me; do not give me poverty or riches, feed me with my allotted portion of bread,
    lest I become satisfied and act deceptively and say, "Who is the LORD?" Or lest I become poor and steal and demean the name of my God.

    Prov. 30:8-9 (read whole chapter)


  10. The leech has two daughters: "Give! Give!" There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, "Enough" -

    Prov. 30:15 (read whole chapter)

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