Contentment!
Biblical Context
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State of mind in which
one's desires are confined to his lot whatever it may be (1 Tim. 6:6; 2 Cor.
9:8).
 It is opposed to envy (James 3:16), avarice (Heb. 13:5),
ambition (Prov. 13:10), anxiety (Matt. 6:25, 34), and repining (1 Cor. 10:10). It arises from the inward
disposition, and is the offspring of humility, and of an intelligent
consideration of the rectitude and benignity of divine providence |
(Ps. 96:1, 2; 145),
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he greatness of the divine promises (2 Pet. 1:4), and our own
unworthiness (Gen. 32:10); as well as from the view the gospel opens up to us
of rest and peace hereafter (Rom. 5:2).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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