Luke.12.20

Luke 12:20

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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?

The Parable of the Rich Fool

Covetousness Denounced

Cross References

Job 27:8

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For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

The Wicked Man’s Portion

Psalm 39:6

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Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

I Will Watch My Ways

Psalm 49:10

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For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

The Evanescence of Wealth

Proverbs 10:2

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Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

Solomon’s Proverbs: The Wise Son

Proverbs 13:7

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There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

A Father’s Discipline

Proverbs 27:1

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Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Do Not Boast about Tomorrow

Isaiah 56:12

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Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.

Israel’s Sinful Leaders

Rewards for Obedience to God

Jeremiah 17:11

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As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.

The Sin and Punishment of Judah

The Deceitful Heart

Amos 6:13

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Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?

The Pride of Israel

“Those at Ease in Zion”

Luke 11:40

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Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?

Woes to Pharisees and Experts in the Law

1 Timothy 6:17

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Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;