Luke 12:20

Contemporary English Version 1995

But God said to him, “You fool! Tonight you will die. Then who will get what you have stored up?”

Cross References

Jeremiah 17:11

You cheated others, but everything you gained will fly away, like birds hatched from stolen eggs. Then you will discover what fools you are.

Job 27:8

Such people are hopeless, and God All-Powerful will cut them down,

1 Timothy 6:7

We didn't bring anything into this world, and we won't take anything with us when we leave.

Psalm 39:6

and it disappears like a shadow. Our struggles are senseless; we store up more and more, without ever knowing who will get it all.

James 4:14

What do you know about tomorrow? How can you be so sure about your life? It is nothing more than mist that appears for only a little while before it disappears.

1 Thessalonians 5:3

People will think they are safe and secure. But destruction will suddenly strike them like the pains of a woman about to give birth. And they won't escape.

Luke 11:40

You fools! Didn't God make both the outside and the inside?

Psalm 73:19

They will be terrified, suddenly swept away and no longer there.

Nahum 1:10

They are like drunkards overcome by wine, or like twisted thornbushes burning in a fire.

Proverbs 28:8

If you make money by charging high interest rates, you will lose it all to someone who cares for the poor.

Proverbs 11:4

When God is angry, money won't help you. Obeying God is the only way to be saved from death.

Psalm 78:30

But before they had swallowed the last bite,

Esther 5:11

and started bragging about his great wealth and all his sons. He told them the many ways that the king had honored him and how all the other officials and leaders had to respect him.

Psalm 49:10

We see that wise people die, and so do stupid fools. Then their money is left for someone else.

Proverbs 10:2

What you gain by doing evil won't help you at all. Obeying God is the only way to be saved from death.

Proverbs 13:7

Some who have nothing may pretend to be rich, and some who have everything may pretend to be poor.

Proverbs 27:1

Don't brag about tomorrow! Each day brings its own surprises.

Isaiah 56:12

You say to each other, “Let's drink till we're drunk! Tomorrow we'll do it again. We'll really enjoy ourselves.”

Amos 6:13

You celebrate the defeat of Lo-Debar and Karnaim, and you boast by saying, “We did it on our own.”

1 Timothy 6:17

Warn the rich people of this world not to be proud or to trust in wealth that is easily lost. Tell them to have faith in God, who is rich and blesses us with everything we need to enjoy life.