Luke 12:16
“And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:”
And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
Cross-References
“Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.”
“Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.”
“Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.”
“For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.”
“There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.”