Luke 12:19
“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.”
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.
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.
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?
So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
Counter-Arguments
The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.
Cross-References
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?”
“Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.”
“Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.”
“For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?”
“Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:”