Luke 12:19

He tells his soul to relax, eat, drink, and be merry, having goods stored for many years. He stakes his security and happiness entirely on material wealth.

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• Prov 27:1Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
• Jas 4:13–15Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
• 1 Cor 15:32If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.
• Matt 6:19–21Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
• Phil 3:19Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
• Isa 5:11Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!
• Eccl 11:9Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
• Jas 5:5Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
• Prov 18:11The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
• Ps 62:10Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
• Isa 22:13And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.
• Job 31:24–25If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;
• 2 Tim 3:4Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
• Rev 18:7How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.
• Deut 8:12–14Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;
• Jas 5:1–3Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
• Job 14:1Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.
• 1 Pet 4:3For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
• Isa 5:8Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!
• Prov 23:5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
• Hos 12:8And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance: in all my labours they shall find none iniquity in me that were sin.
• Deut 6:11–12And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;
• 1 Tim 6:17Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
• Hab 1:16Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.
• 1 Tim 5:6But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.
• Ps 49:18Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
• Amos 6:3–6Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
• Luke 16:19There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
• Ps 52:5–7God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah.
• Luke 21:34And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
• Ps 49:5–13Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?
• Job 21:11–13They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.

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