1 Timothy 6:6 - Revised Standard Version CI

⁶ There is great gain in godliness with contentment;

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ But godliness with contentment is great gain.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁶ [And it is, indeed, a source of immense profit, for] godliness accompanied with contentment (that contentment which is a sense of inward sufficiency) is great and abundant gain.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁶ But godliness with contentment is great gain:

Common English Bible

⁶ Actually, godliness is a great source of profit when it is combined with being happy with what you already have.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁶ But piety with sufficiency is great gain.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁶ But godliness with contentment is great gain.

1 Timothy 6:6 Cross References

2 Kings 6:2

Let us go to the Jordan and each of us get there a log, and let us make a place for us to dwell there.” And he answered, “Go.”

Psalm 37:16

Better is a little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked.

Psalm 84:11

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; he bestows favor and honor. No good thing does the Lord withhold from those who walk uprightly.

Exodus 2:21

And Moses was content to dwell with the man, and he gave Moses his daugher Zipporah.

Proverbs 15:16

Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble with it.

Proverbs 16:8

Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.

Proverbs 28:25

A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the Lord will be enriched.

Jeremiah 35:9

and not to build houses to dwell in. We have no vineyard or field or seed;

Luke 12:15

And he said to them, “Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

Luke 3:14

Soldiers also asked him, “And we, what shall we do?” And he said to them, “Rob no one by violence or by false accusation, and be content with your wages.”

Romans 8:28

We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose.

2 Corinthians 4:17

For this slight momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison,

Philippians 1:21

For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

1 Timothy 4:8

for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come.

1 Timothy 6:8

but if we have food and clothing, with these we shall be content.

Hebrews 13:5

Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have; for he has said, “I will never fail you nor forsake you.”