Hebrews 13:5 (KJV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Hebrews 13:3 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.

Hebrews 13:4 Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

Hebrews 13:5 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.

Hebrews 13:6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

Hebrews 13:7 Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "conversation", "without", "covetousness", "content", "such", "things", "hath", and "said". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "conversation" and "without", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Marriage is honourable in all and the..." into verse 6's "So that we may boldly say The...", so "conversation" and "without" belong inside that flow. In Hebrews context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "conversation" and "without" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.