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Bible Verses About Simplicity
Find Bible verses about simplicity — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about simplicity?
The Bible addresses simplicity with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Matthew 5:37
“But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No' be 'No.' Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.”
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Ecclesiastes 4:6
“Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and chasing after wind.”
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Deuteronomy 30:11
“For this commandment which I command you this day, it is not too hard for you, neither is it far off.”
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Ecclesiastes 5:12
“The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.”
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1 Samuel 17:40
“He took his staff in his hand, and chose for himself five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in the shepherd's bag which he had, even in his wallet. His sling was in his hand; and he drew near to the Philistine.”
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Proverbs 1:22
“"How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?”
Psalms 131:1
“Yahweh, my heart isn't haughty, nor my eyes lofty; nor do I concern myself with great matters, or things too wonderful for me.”
2 Kings 5:10
“Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, "Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall come again to you, and you shall be clean."”
Matthew 6:28
“Why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They don't toil, neither do they spin,”
Mark 6:8
“He commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, except a staff only: no bread, no wallet, no money in their purse,”
Matthew 10:10
“Take no bag for your journey, neither two coats, nor shoes, nor staff: for the laborer is worthy of his food.”
2 Samuel 12:3
“but the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and raised. It grew up together with him, and with his children. It ate of his own food, drank of his own cup, and lay in ...”
2 Kings 5:13
“His servants came near, and spoke to him, and said, "My father, if the prophet had asked you do some great thing, wouldn't you have done it? How much rather then, when he says to you, 'Wash, and be cl...”
1 Thessalonians 4:11
“and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you;”
Daniel 1:12
“Test your servants, I beg you, ten days; and let them give us vegetables to eat, and water to drink.”
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Matthew 10:9 — “Don't take any gold, nor silver, nor brass in your money belts....”
2 Samuel 15:11 — “Two hundred men went with Absalom out of Jerusalem, who were invited, and went in their simplicity; ...”
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