Luke 12:20

The Parable Of The Rich Landowner Who Was A Fool

¹⁹ And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many good things stored up, [enough] for many years; rest and relax, eat, drink and be merry (celebrate continually).”’ ²⁰ But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own all the things you have prepared?’ ²¹ So it is for the one who continues to store up and hoard possessions for himself, and is not rich [in his relationship] toward God.”

Foolish Man

Luke

Jeremiah 17:11

“Like the partridge that hatches eggs which she has not laid,
So is he who makes a fortune in ways that are unjust.
It will be lost to him before his days are over,
And in the end he will be [nothing but] a fool.”

Psalm 39:6

“Surely every man walks around like a shadow [in a charade];
Surely they make an uproar for nothing;
Each one builds up riches, not knowing who will receive them.

Job 27:8

“For what is the hope of the godless, even though he has gained [in this world],
When God takes his life?

Luke 11:40

You foolish ones [acting without reflection or intelligence]! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also?

1 Kings 16:9-10

His servant Zimri, commander of half his chariots, conspired against Elah. Now Elah was in Tirzah, getting drunk in the house of Arza, who was in charge of the [king’s] household in Tirzah.

Esther 5:11

Then Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, the large number of his sons, and every instance in which the king had magnified him and how he had promoted him over the officials and servants of the king.

Esther 8:1-2

On that day King Ahasuerus (Xerxes) gave the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews, to Queen Esther; and Mordecai came before the king, because Esther had disclosed what [relation] he was to her.

Job 20:20-23

“Because he knew no quietness or calm within him [because of his greed],
He does not retain anything he desires.

Job 27:16-17

“Though he heaps up silver like dust
And piles up clothing like clay,

Psalm 49:17-19

For when he dies he will carry nothing away;
His glory will not descend after him.

Psalm 52:5-7

But God will break you down forever;
He will take you away and tear you away from your tent,
And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah.

Psalm 73:19

How they are destroyed in a moment!
They are completely swept away by sudden terrors!

Psalm 78:30

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

Proverbs 11:4

Riches will not provide security in the day of wrath and judgment,
But righteousness rescues from death.

Proverbs 28:8

He who increases his wealth by interest and usury (excessive interest)
Gathers it for him who is gracious to the poor.

Ecclesiastes 2:18-22

So I hated all the fruit (gain) of my labor for which I had labored under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who will succeed me.

Ecclesiastes 5:14-16

For when those riches are lost in bad investments and he becomes the father of a son, then there is nothing in his hand [for the support of the child].

Daniel 5:1-6

Belshazzar the king [who was a descendant of Nebuchadnezzar] gave a great feast for a thousand of his nobles, and he was drinking his wine in the presence of the thousand [guests].

Daniel 5:25-30

“This is the inscription that was written, ‘mene, mene, tekel, upharsin [numbered, numbered, weighed, and divided].’

Nahum 1:10

Like tangled thorn branches [gathered for fuel],
And like those drowned in drunkenness,
The people of Nineveh are consumed [through fire]
Like stubble completely withered and dry [in the day of the Lord’s wrath].

Matthew 24:48-51

But if that servant is evil and says in his heart, ‘My master is taking his time [he will not return for a long while],’

Luke 16:22-23

Now it happened that the poor man died and his spirit was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom (paradise); and the rich man also died and was buried.

1 Thessalonians 5:3

While they are saying, “Peace and safety [all is well and secure!]” then [in a moment unforeseen] destruction will come upon them suddenly like labor pains on a woman with child, and they will absolutely not escape [for there will be no way to escape the judgment of the Lord].

1 Timothy 6:7

For we have brought nothing into the world, so [it is clear that] we cannot take anything out of it, either.

James 4:14

Yet you do not know [the least thing] about what may happen in your life tomorrow. [What is secure in your life?] You are merely a vapor [like a puff of smoke or a wisp of steam from a cooking pot] that is visible for a little while and then vanishes [into thin air].

Exodus 16:9-10

Then Moses said to Aaron, “Say to all the congregation of Israel, ‘Approach the Lord, because He has heard your murmurings.’”

1 Samuel 25:36-38

Then Abigail came to Nabal, and he was holding a feast in his house [for the shearers], like the feast of a king. And Nabal’s mood was joyous because he was very drunk; so she told him nothing at all until the morning light.

2 Samuel 13:28-29

Now Absalom commanded his servants, “Notice carefully, when Amnon’s heart is joyous with wine, and when I say to you, ‘Strike Amnon,’ then kill him. Do not be afraid; have I not commanded you myself [and in doing so have I not taken full responsibility for his death]? Be courageous and brave.”