1 Timothy 6:8
But having food, and wherewith to be covered, with these we are content.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.
In Context
7For we brought nothing into this world: and certainly we can carry nothing out.
Cross References
Genesis 48:15And Jacob blessed the sons of Joseph, and said: God, in whose sight my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, God that feedeth me from my youth until this day;
Deuteronomy 8:3He afflicted thee with want, and gave thee manna for thy food, which neither thou nor thy fathers knew: to shew that m not in bread alone doth man live, but in every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God.
Proverbs 30:8Remove far from me vanity, and lying words. Give me neither beggary, nor riches: give me only the necessaries of life:
Ecclesiastes 3:12And I have known that there was no better thing than to rejoice, and to do well in this life.
Matthew 6:25Therefore I say to you, be not solicitous for your life, what you shall eat, nor for your body, what you shall put on. Is not the life more than the meat: and the body more than the raiment?
Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 6:7-13
Excellence of Contentment; Evil of Covetousness. ( a. d. 64.) 6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. 9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith,… Read the whole commentary →