Luke 12:21
So is he that lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 6:19Lay not up for yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal.
Luke 12:33Sell what ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves purses that wax not old, a treasure unfailing in the heavens, where a thief approaches not, nor moth corrupts.
Romans 2:5and after thy hardness and impenitent heart, art treasuring up for thyself wrath in the day of wrath and of the revelation of the righteous judgment of God;
1 Timothy 6:18that they do good, be rich in good works, be free in imparting, willing to communicate;
James 5:1COME now, ye rich, weep, wailing for your miseries that are coming 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 →