Bible Quotes About Wanting More

“Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.”

“There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.”

“He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.”

“Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.”

“Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. never: Heb. not”

“He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. hasteth: or, hath and evil eye hasteth to be rich”

“He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.”

“Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die: deny: Heb. withhold not from me”

“Remove far from me vanity and lies : give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: convenient: Heb. of my allowance”

“He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.”

“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”

“And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages. Do violence: or, Put no man in fear wages: or, allowance”

“And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.”

“Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.”

“I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.”

“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”

“From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? fightings: or, brawlings lusts: or, pleasures”

“Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.”