'Content' in the Bible
And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord Jehovah, wherefore hast thou at all brought this people over the Jordan, to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to cause us to perish? would that we had been content and dwelt beyond the Jordan!
And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and the young man was unto him as one of his sons.
Will the wild-ox be content to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib?
He will not regard any ransom; Neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.
In measure, when thou sendest them away, thou dost content with them; he hath removed them with his rough blast in the day of the east wind.
He is near that justifieth me; who will content with me? let us stand up together: who is mine adversary? let him come near to me.
Ephraim is oppressed, he is crushed in judgment; because he was content to walk after man's command.
Thus the Lord Jehovah showed me: and, behold, the Lord Jehovah called to content by fire; and it devoured the great deep, and would have eaten up the land.
And Pilate, wishing to content the multitude, released unto them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
And soldiers also asked him, saying, And we, what must we do? And he said unto them, Extort from no man by violence, neither accuse any one wrongfully; and be content with your wages.
But to the rest say I, not the Lord: If any brother hath an unbelieving wife, and she is content to dwell with him, let him not leave her.
And the woman that hath an unbelieving husband, and he is content to dwell with her, let her not leave her husband.
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therein to be content.
but having food and covering we shall be therewith content.
Be ye free from the love of money; content with such things as ye have: for himself hath said, I will in no wise fail thee, neither will I in any wise forsake thee.
Therefore, if I come, I will bring to remembrance his works which he doeth, prating against us with wicked words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and them that would he forbiddeth and casteth them out of the church.
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- Capacity (17 instances)
- Cheerful (19 instances)
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- Contented (4 instances)
- Contentment (5 instances)
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