1 Timothy 6:6 defines godliness with contentment as great gain; verse 8 then specifies what that contentment looks like.

Genesis 28:20 shows Jacob asking only for bread and clothing — a model of contentment with basic needs that Paul advocates.

Deuteronomy 2:7 recounts God's provision in the wilderness — Israel lacked nothing, illustrating the sufficiency that grounds contentment with food and clothing.

Deuteronomy 8:3 teaches that life depends on God's word, not just bread — deepening Paul's call to be content with food and clothing as God's provision.

Proverbs 30:8 prays for ‘needful food’ only — the same attitude of contentment with basic provision that Paul commands here.

Proverbs 30:9 warns that extremes of poverty or riches lead to sin — explaining why contentment with food and clothing is wise.

Matthew 6:11 prays for daily bread — the same reliance on God for basics that underlies Paul's call to be content with food and clothing.

Matthew 6:25-33 teaches not to worry about food and clothing, seeking God's kingdom first — the very attitude of trust Paul commands here.

Hebrews 13:5 directly echoes this call to contentment, adding the promise 'I will never leave you' as its foundation.

Proverbs 23:4 warns against toiling for wealth, reinforcing the same call to stop striving for more.

Matthew 6:19 commands not storing earthly treasures, extending the same principle of trusting God for daily needs.

Luke 3:14 directly commands soldiers to be content with their wages, a concrete instance of this virtue.

Ecclesiastes 2:22 questions the profit of all toil, echoing the futility of laboring beyond what is needed.