Luke 12:15
And he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for [it is] not because a man is in abundance [that] his life is in his possessions.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
14But he said to him, Man, who established me [as] a judge or a divider over you?
16And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The land of a certain rich man brought forth abundantly.
Cross References
Joshua 7:21I saw among the spoils a beautiful mantle of Shinar, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a golden bar of fifty shekels weight, and I coveted them and took them; and behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
Job 2:4And Satan answered Jehovah and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life;
Psalms 10:3For the wicked boasteth of his soul's desire, and he blesseth the covetous; he contemneth Jehovah.
Psalms 62:10Put not confidence in oppression, and become not vain in robbery; if wealth increase, set not your heart upon it.
Proverbs 15:16Better is little with the fear of Jehovah than great store and disquietude therewith.
Proverbs 23:4Weary not thyself to become rich; cease from thine own intelligence:
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 →