Luke 12:15
He said to them, “Watch that you keep yourselves from all greedy desires, because a person's life does not consist of the abundance of his possessions.”
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14Jesus said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or a mediator over you?”
16Then Jesus told them a parable, saying, “The field of a rich man yielded abundantly,
Cross References
Joshua 7:21When I saw among the plunder a beautiful coat from Babylon, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I desired them and took them. They are hidden in the ground in the middle of my tent, and the silver is under it.”
Job 2:4Satan answered Yahweh and said, “Skin for skin, indeed; a man will give all he has for his life.
Psalms 10:3For the wicked person boasts of his deepest desires; 1 he blesses the greedy and insults Yahweh. 1
Psalms 62:10Do not trust in oppression or robbery; 1 and do not hope uselessly in riches, 1 for they will bear no fruit; do not fix your heart on them. 1
Proverbs 15:16Better is little with the fear of Yahweh 1 than great treasure with confusion. 1
Proverbs 23:4Do not work too hard to gain wealth; 1 be wise enough to know when to stop. 1
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 →