Luke 12:20

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Luke 12:20

“But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is demanded of you. And the things you have prepared—whose will they be?’

Jeremiah 17:11

He who makes a fortune unjustly
is like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay.
In the middle of his days
his riches will abandon him,
so in the end he will be a fool.

Psalm 39:6

“Certainly, man walks about like a mere shadow.
Indeed, they frantically rush around in vain,
gathering possessions
without knowing who will get them.

Job 27:8

For what hope does the godless man have when he is cut off,
when God takes away his life?

Luke 11:40

Fools! Didn’t He who made the outside make the inside too?

1 Kings 16:9-10

His servant Zimri, commander of half his chariots, conspired against him while Elah was in Tirzah getting drunk in the house of Arza, who was in charge of the household at Tirzah.

Esther 5:11

Then Haman described for them his glorious wealth and his many sons. He told them all how the king had honored him and promoted him in rank over the other officials and the royal staff.

Esther 8:1-2

That same day King Ahasuerus awarded Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. Mordecai entered the king’s presence because Esther had revealed her relationship to Mordecai.

Job 20:20-23

Because his appetite is never satisfied,
he does not let anything he desires escape.

Job 27:16-17

Though he piles up silver like dust
and heaps up a wardrobe like clay—

Psalm 49:17-19

For when he dies, he will take nothing at all;
his wealth will not follow him down.

Psalm 52:5-7

This is why God will bring you down forever.
He will take you, ripping you out of your tent;
He will uproot you from the land of the living.Selah

Psalm 73:19

How suddenly they become a desolation!
They come to an end, swept away by terrors.

Psalm 78:30

Before they had satisfied their desire,
while the food was still in their mouths,

Proverbs 11:4

Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath,
but righteousness rescues from death.

Proverbs 28:8

Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest
collects it for one who is kind to the poor.

Ecclesiastes 2:18-22

I hated all my work that I labored at under the sun because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.

Ecclesiastes 5:14-16

That wealth was lost in a bad venture, so when he fathered a son, he was empty-handed.

Daniel 5:1-6

King Belshazzar held a great feast for 1,000 of his nobles and drank wine in their presence.

Daniel 5:25-30

“This is the writing that was inscribed:

MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN.

Nahum 1:10

For they will be consumed
like entangled thorns,
like the drink of a drunkard
and like straw that is fully dry.

Matthew 24:48-51

But if that wicked slave says in his heart, ‘My master is delayed,’

Luke 16:22-23

One day the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.

1 Thessalonians 5:3

When they say, “Peace and security,” then sudden destruction comes on them, like labor pains come on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.

1 Timothy 6:7

For we brought nothing into the world,
and we can take nothing out.

James 4:14

You don’t even know what tomorrow will bring—what your life will be! For you are like smoke that appears for a little while, then vanishes.

Exodus 16:9-10

Then Moses told Aaron, “Say to the entire Israelite community, ‘Come before the Lord, for He has heard your complaints.’”

1 Samuel 25:36-38

Then Abigail went to Nabal, and there he was in his house, holding a feast fit for a king. Nabal was in a good mood and very drunk, so she didn’t say anything to him until morning light.

Now Absalom commanded his young men, “Watch Amnon until he is in a good mood from the wine. When I order you to strike Amnon, then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Am I not the one who has commanded you? Be strong and courageous!”

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Summary

Luke 12:20

But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

God

Thou fool

Luke 11:40

Jeremiah 17:11

James 4:14

General references

Luke 17:27

Bible References

God

One day the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s side.

The rich man also died and was buried.