Luke 12:21
That is what someone is like who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
In Context
Cross References
Hosea 10:1Israel is a luxuriant vine that produces his fruit. 1 As his fruit increased, 1 the more altars he built. 1 As his land produced more, 1 he improved his pillars. 1
Matthew 6:19Do not store up for yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
Luke 12:33Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make for yourselves purses which will not wear out—treasure in the heavens that does not run out, where no thief comes near, and no moth destroys.
Romans 2:5But it is to the extent of your hardness and unrepentant heart that you are storing up for yourself wrath on the day of wrath, that is, the day of the revelation of God's righteous judgment.
1 Timothy 6:18Tell them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, and willing to share.
James 5:1Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail because of the miseries coming on you.
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 →