Luke 12:19

and I will say to myself, Now you have plenty of good things put by for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.’

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In The King James Version

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

In Context

18This is what I will do,’ he said; ‘I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and store all my grain and my goods in them;

20But God said to the man ‘Fool! This very night your life is being demanded; and as for all you have prepared – who will have it?’

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Cross References

Psalms 49:5Why should I be afraid in the days of misfortune, when circled by wicked and cunning foes,

Psalms 52:5But God, on his part, shall destroy you forever, grasp you and pluck you out of your tent, and root you out of the land of the living. Selah

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 →

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