Luke 12:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

Matthew 6:19

1 Timothy 6:17

James 5:1

For

James 4:13

Take

General references

Luke 17:27

Bible References

Soul

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

Charge the rich of this world not to be supercilious, nor to trust in uncertain riches, but in God, who provides all things richly for our use.

Go to now, you rich men! Weep aloud, howl for the miseries which are about to come upon you!

For

Go to now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we shall journey to such a city and spend a year there, and trade and make money,"

Take

"Now there was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and made merry every day in splendor.

"But take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be surcharged with self-indulgence and drunkenness and worldly cares, and that day catches you suddenly like a trap.

If after the manner of men I have fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what good does it do me? If the dead do not rise, Let us eat and drink, For we shall be dead tomorrow.

Their end is destruction, their belly is their god, their glory is in their shame, and their minds are set on earthly things.

But she who lives in wantonness is dead even while she still lives.

They will hate goodness, they will be treacherous, reckless, blinded with pride, lovers of pleasure, rather than lovers of God.

You have lived luxuriously on earth, you have taken your pleasure, you have fattened your hearts for a day of slaughter.

For the time past of life may suffice us to have worked the will of the Gentiles, when we spent our life in lasciviousness, lusts, hard drinking, revelry, banqueting, and abominable idol worship.

By so much as she glorified herself and waxed wanton, By so much give her of torture and tears, For she says in her heart, 'I sit here a queen, I am no widow. I shall in no wise see mourning.'

General references

"Men were eating and drinking; they were marrying and being married, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.