Luke 12:16
Then he told them a story as an illustration. “Once there was a rich man who owned land that was very productive.
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Genesis 26:12Isaac sowed grain that year, and the Lord blessed him with a harvest that was a hundred times what he planted.
Job 12:6Robbers live in peace, and those who make God angry live in safety, trusting their own strength as their ‘god.’
Psalms 73:3because I was jealous of self-important people—I saw how well the wicked were doing.
Hosea 2:8She doesn't consider that it was me who gave her grain, new wine, and olive oil, nor the silver and the gold which I gave her abundantly that they made into an idol of Baal.
Acts 14:17Even so he still provided evidence of himself by doing good, sending you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons, providing all the food you need, and filling you with happiness.”
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 →