Luke 12:19

and will say to my soul—Soul! thou hast many good things [lying by for many years: be taking thy rest, eat, drink,] be making merry!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

18And he said—This, will I do,—I will pull down my barns, and, greater ones, build, and gather, there, all my wheat and good things;

20But God said unto him—Simple one! on this very night, they are asking, thy soul, from thee; The things, then, which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 8:12lest thou eat, and be satisfied,—and goodly houses, thou build and inhabit;

Job 21:11They send forth—like a flock—their young ones, and, their children, skip about for joy;

Psalms 49:5Wherefore should I fear in the days of calamity, Though the iniquity of them who lie in wait for me should enclose me?

Psalms 52:5GOD also, will break thee down utterly, He will snatch thee up and tear thee away tentless, And uproot thee, out of the land of the living. [Selah.]

Proverbs 14:24the crown of the wise, is their wealth, but, the folly of dullards, is, folly.

Proverbs 23:5Wilt thou let thine eye fly thereupon, when it is nothing? for it will, surely make, itself wings, Like an eagle, will it wing its way across the heavens.

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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