Luke 12:21
So it is with him who stores up for himself, and is not wealthy with God.”
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
In Context
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Hosea 10:1Israel is a leafy vine, its fruit has been suitable to him. According to the multitude of his fruit, he has multiplied altars; according to the fertility of his land, he has abounded with graven images.
Matthew 6:19Do not choose to store up for yourselves treasures on earth: where rust and moth consume, and where thieves break in and steal.
Luke 12:33Sell what you possess, and give alms. Make for yourselves purses that will not wear out, a treasure that will not fall short, in heaven, where no thief approaches, and no moth corrupts.
Romans 2:5But in accord with your hard and impenitent heart, you store up wrath for yourself, unto the day of wrath and of revelation by the just judgment of God.
1 Timothy 6:18and to do good, to become rich in good works, to donate readily, to share,
James 5:1Act now, you who are wealthy! Weep and wail in your miseries, which will soon come upon you!
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 →