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Luke 12:18

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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.
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  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.

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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;

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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.

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fruits

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

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goods

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

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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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