Hebrews 13:5 (KJV)

What does this mean?

This verse tells us to live free from the love of money and to be content with what we have, because God has promised He will never leave us or forsake us. Contentment here is not about having little — it is about not letting the hunger for more run our lives. God's presence is given as the reason we can be content.

What does this teach us?

Contentment doesn't mean we cannot work toward a better future; it means we don't allow the constant desire for more to steal our gratitude and peace. People may disappoint us, relationships may change, and circumstances may leave us feeling alone — but this verse points us toward the faithfulness of God, who stays. His presence is worth more than what money can buy.

How can we apply this?

Name one thing you keep wanting more of, and ask whether the want is running your peace. Practice gratitude for what you already have before asking for more. This week, give something away — money, time, attention — and notice how letting go loosens greed's grip.

Related KJV passages

• “Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”

  Deuteronomy 31:6

• “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.”

  Psalm 23:1

• “Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.”

  Matthew 6:31-32