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Luke 12:18–20

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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?
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From verse 18

  1. James 3:15Rank 1 from verse 18
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    15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

  2. James 4:15Rank 2 from verse 18
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    15For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

  3. Luke 12:21Rank 3 from verse 18
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    21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

  4. Luke 18:6Rank 4 from verse 18
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    6And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.

  5. Luke 18:4Rank 5 from verse 18
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    4And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

From verse 19

  1. Proverbs 27:1Rank 1 from verse 19
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    1BOAST not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

  2. James 4:13–15Rank 2 from verse 19
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    13Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:

    14Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

    15For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.

  3. 1 Corinthians 15:32Rank 3 from verse 19
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    32If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.

  4. Matthew 6:19–21Rank 4 from verse 19
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    19¶ Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

    20But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

    21For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

  5. Ecclesiastes 11:9Rank 5 from verse 19
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    9¶ Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.

From verse 20

  1. Job 27:8Rank 1 from verse 20
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    8For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

  2. Jeremiah 17:11Rank 2 from verse 20
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    11As 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.

  3. 1 Timothy 6:7Rank 3 from verse 20
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    7For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

  4. Psalms 39:6Rank 4 from verse 20
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    6Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

  5. James 4:14Rank 5 from verse 20
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    14Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

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DEFINED WORDS

Luke 12:18

COMBINED MEANING

pull

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To draw toward or out by force; with a particle, to remove, strip off, uproot, demolish, overthrow, or bring down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

bestow

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1. To give or confer upon. 2. To expend or apply for a purpose. 3. To place or store.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

fruits

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Sense 1: The produce of a plant; offspring. Sense 2: The result and effect of conduct.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

goods

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Movables; household furniture. Wares; merchandize; commodities bought and sold by merchants and traders. Personal or movable estate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Luke 12:19

COMBINED MEANING

say

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Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hast

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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

goods

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Movables; household furniture. Wares; merchandize; commodities bought and sold by merchants and traders. Personal or movable estate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

laid

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Sense 1: Placed, set, put down, deposited, arranged, established, founded, imposed, applied, stored, buried, or overlaid. Sense 2: Reclined or brought to rest.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

take

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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

ease

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Sense 1: Freedom or relief from pain, labour, trouble, or restraint. Sense 2: To relieve, quiet, or make less difficult.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

eat

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To take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

merry

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Glad, cheerful, joyful, festive, pleased, or enlivened in heart, often in connection with eating, drinking, feasting, celebration, or favourable circumstances.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Luke 12:20

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

fool

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Sense 1: A person lacking wisdom or moral understanding. Sense 2: As a verb, to act foolishly or deceive.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

night

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1. The dark part of the daily cycle distinguished from day, from evening until morning, or any portion of it. 2. A time or condition compared with night or darkness.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

required

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Past-tense or past-participial form of require (to ask, demand, call for, or hold someone accountable for what is due).

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hast

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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

provided

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of provide, meaning to consider beforehand; to make provision or take thought for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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17And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

18And 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.

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19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

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20But 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?

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21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

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