Luke 12:19

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou have many goods laid up for many years. Take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.

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In The King James Version

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

In Context

18And he said, I will do this. I will dismantle my barns, and I will build greater, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

20But God said to him, Thou foolish man, they demand thy soul from thee this night, and the things that thou prepared, whose will they be?

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 8:12Lest, when thou have eaten and are full, and have built goodly houses, and dwelt in it,

Job 21:11They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.

Psalms 49:5Why should I fear in the days of evil, when iniquity at my heels encompasses me about?

Psalms 52:5God will likewise destroy thee forever. He will take thee up, and pluck thee out of thy tent, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.

Proverbs 14:24The crown of the wise is their riches. The foolishness of fools is folly.

Proverbs 23:5Will thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For it certainly makes itself wings, like an eagle that flies toward heaven.

Matthew Henry on Luke 12:14-22

Worldly-mindedness Exposed. 13 And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. 14 And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? 15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. 16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: 17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I… Read the whole commentary →

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