Luke 12:21

"So is he that lays up treasures for himself and is not rich toward God."

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

In Context

20"But God said to him. ‘Foolish man! This very night your soul is wanted! And these things you have prepared, whose shall they be?

22Then he said to his disciples. "For this is the reason I say to you. Be not anxious for your life, what you shall eat; nor yet your body what shall you wear.

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Cross References

Matthew 6:19"Store up for yourselves no treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;

Luke 12:33"Sell what you have and give alms. Provide yourselves with purses which do not grow old, a treasure inexhaustible in the heavens, where no thief draws near, nor does moth destroy.

Romans 2:5In your hardness and impenitence of heart you are treasuring up for yourself wrath on the Day of Wrath, when the righteous judgment of God is revealed.

1 Timothy 6:18Charge them to practise benevolence, to be rich in good works, to be open-handed and generous,

James 5:1Go to now, you rich men! Weep aloud, howl for the miseries which are about to come upon 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 →

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