Luke 12:15

And he seide to hem, Se ye, and be ye war of al coueytice; for the lijf of a man is not in the abundaunce of tho thingis, whiche he weldith.

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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.

In Context

14And he seyde to hym, Man, who ordeynede me a domesman, or a departere, on you?

16And he tolde to hem a liknesse, and seide, The feeld of a riche man brouyte forth plenteuouse fruytis.

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Cross References

Joshua 7:21for among the spuylis Y siy a reed mentil ful good, and two hundrid siclis of siluer, and a goldun reule of fifti siclis; and Y coueytide, and took awei, and hidde in the erthe, ayens the myddis of my tabernacle; and Y hilide the siluer with erthe doluun.

Job 2:4To whom Sathan answeride, and seide, `A man schal yyue skyn for skyn, and alle thingis that he hath for his lijf;

Psalms 10:3For lo! synneris han bent a bouwe; thei han maad redi her arowis in an arowe caas; `for to schete in derknesse riytful men in herte.

Psalms 62:10Forsothe thei souyten in veyn my lijf, thei schulen entre in to the lower thingis of erthe;

Proverbs 15:16Betere is a litil with the drede of the Lord, than many tresouris and vnfillable.

Proverbs 23:4Nyle thou trauele to be maad riche, but sette thou mesure to thi prudence.

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