Luke 12:21
This is what happens to people who hoard up wealth for themselves but are not rich as far as God is concerned.”
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In The King James Version
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
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Hosea 10:1Israel is like a spreading vine that produces fruit for itself. The more fruit they produced, the more altars they built. The more productive the land, the more beautiful they made the sacred pillars.
Matthew 6:19Don't pile up wealth here on earth where moths and rust ruin it, and where thieves break in and steal it.
Luke 12:33Sell what you have, and give the money to the poor. Get yourselves purses that don't wear out: treasure in heaven that will never run out, where no thief can steal it and no moth can destroy it.
Romans 2:5Due to your hard-hearted attitude and your refusal to repent, you're making things far worse for yourself on the day of retribution when God's judgment is demonstrated to be absolutely right.
1 Timothy 6:18Tell them to do good, and to become rich in doing good things, ready to share what they have, and to be generous.
James 5:1Come on, you rich people! You should weep and wail for all the problems that are coming your way!
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 →