Luke 12:19

And I will say to my soul: Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years take thy rest; eat, drink, make good cheer.

Douay-Rheims 1899

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: This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and will build greater; and into them will I gather all things that are grown to me, and my goods.

20But God said to him: Thou fool, this night do they require thy soul of thee: and whose shall those things be which thou hast provided?

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 8:12Lest after thou hast eaten and art filled, hast built goodly houses, and dwelt in them,

Job 21:11Their little ones go out like a flock, and their children dance and play.

Psalms 49:5I will incline my ear to a parable; I will open my proposition on the psaltery.

Psalms 52:5Thou hast loved malice more than goodness: and iniquity rather than to speak righteousness.

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

Proverbs 23:5Lift not up thy eyes to riches which thou canst not have: because they shall make themselves wings like those of an eagle, and shall fly towards 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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