Luke 6:24
But woe to you that are rich: for you have your consolation.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
In Context
Cross References
Job 21:7Why then do the wicked live, are they advanced, and strengthened with riches?
Psalms 49:16But God will redeem my soul from the hand of hell, when he shall receive me.
Proverbs 1:32The turning away of little ones shall kill them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
Amos 4:1Hear this word, ye fat kine that are in the mountains of Samaria: you that oppress the needy, and crush the poor: that say to your masters: Bring, and we will drink.
Haggai 2:9The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts.
Matthew 6:5And when ye pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, that love to stand and pray in the synagogues and corners of the streets, that they may be seen by men: Amen I say to you, they have received their reward.
Matthew Henry on Luke 6:21-27
Blessings and Woes. 20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. 22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake. 23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the… Read the whole commentary →