"And having food and raiment let us be therewith content." — 1 Timothy 6:8

1 Timothy 6:8 · KJV

“And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.”

— 1 Timothy 6:8

For we brought nothing into {this} world, {and it is} certain we can carry nothing out.

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.

1 Timothy 6 — Context

But godliness with contentment is great gain.

For we brought nothing into {this} world, {and it is} certain we can carry nothing out.

And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

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.

For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. {erred: or, been seduced}

Cross References

Hebrews 13:5-6

{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.

Matthew 6:11

Give us this day our daily bread.

Matthew 6:25-33

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

Genesis 28:20

And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,

Proverbs 30:8-9

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}

Deuteronomy 2:7

For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God {hath been} with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.

Ecclesiastes 3:12-13

I know that {there is} no good in them, but for {a man} to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

Proverbs 27:23-27

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, {and} look well to thy herds. {look...: Heb. set thy heart}