Luke 12:21

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Luke 12:21

So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

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Luke 12:18

Bible References

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Give what property you have in exchange for money, and give the money to the poor; make for yourselves money-bags which will not get old, wealth stored up in heaven which will be yours for ever, where thieves will not come nor worms put it to destruction.

But unhappy are you who have wealth: for you have been comforted now.

Israel is a branching vine, full of fruit; as his fruit is increased, so the number of his altars is increased; as the land is fair, so they have made fair pillars.

A curse on him who gets evil profits for his family, so that he may put his resting-place on high and be safe from the hand of the wrongdoer!

Make no store of wealth for yourselves on earth, where it may be turned to dust by worms and weather, and where thieves may come in by force and take it away.

But by your hard and unchanged heart you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of the revelation of God's judging in righteousness;

Making ready for themselves a safe place for the time to come, so that the true life may be theirs.

Come now, you men of wealth, give yourselves to weeping and crying because of the bitter troubles which are coming to you.

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For what is the hope of the sinner when he is cut off, when God takes back his soul?

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! and to get knowledge is more to be desired than silver.

The property of a man of wealth is his strong town, and it is as a high wall in the thoughts of his heart.

Make no store of wealth for yourselves on earth, where it may be turned to dust by worms and weather, and where thieves may come in by force and take it away.

And he said, This I will do: I will take down my store-houses and make greater ones, and there I will put all my grain and my goods.