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Philippians 4:12
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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.
About Philippians 4:12
Philippians 4:12 is one of the Bible's foundational texts on Contentment in the Bible, What the Bible Says About Financial Hardship, and Personal Poverty in the Bible. Found in the epistle of Philippians, this New Testament passage has guided believers through every season of life.
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- Philippians 4:11
“Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.”
- 1 Timothy 6:6
“But godliness with contentment is great gain.”
- Hebrews 13:5
“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.”
- Psalms 23:1
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.”
- Proverbs 15:16
“Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.”
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Meditate on Philippians 4:12 by reading it aloud each morning this week. Ask yourself how its message on the theme of Contentment in the Bible applies to a current challenge you are facing. Write one specific step you will take today in response to its truth — and revisit that commitment at the end of the week.