Luke 12:19

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Summary

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.

Soul

For

Job 14:1

Proverbs 27:1

James 4:13

Take

General references

Proverbs 11:7

Proverbs 18:11

Luke 17:27

Bible References

Soul

And 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;

Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;

If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;

Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?

God 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.

Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.

Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

Woe 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!

And 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.

Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Charge 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;

Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.

For

Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble.

Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Go 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:

Take

There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

And 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.

They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.

Rejoice, 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.

Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!

And 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.

Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;

If 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.

Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.

Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.

For 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:

How 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.

General references

When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.

They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.