Luke 12:19

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Then I'll say to myself, ‘You have stored up enough good things to last for years to come. Live it up! Eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.’ ”

Cross References

Job 14:1

Life is short and sorrowful for every living soul.

Psalm 49:18

We humans are praised when we do well, and all of us are glad to be alive.

Psalm 62:10

Don't trust in violence or depend on dishonesty or rely on great wealth.

Proverbs 10:2

What you gain by doing evil won't help you at all, but being good can save you from death.

Proverbs 14:24

Wisdom can make you rich, but foolishness leads to more foolishness.

Proverbs 18:11

the rich think their money is a wall of protection.

Proverbs 23:5

Your money flies away before you know it, just like an eagle suddenly taking off.

Proverbs 27:1

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

Ecclesiastes 11:9

Be cheerful and enjoy life while you are young! Do what you want and find pleasure in what you see. But don't forget that God will judge you for everything you do.

Ecclesiastes 2:24

The best thing we can do is to enjoy eating, drinking, and working. I believe these are God's gifts to us,

Isaiah 22:13

But instead, you celebrated by feasting on beef and lamb and by drinking wine, because you said, “Let's eat and drink! Tomorrow we may die.”

Isaiah 5:11

You are in for trouble! You get up early to start drinking, and you keep it up late into the night.

Isaiah 5:8

You are in for trouble! You take over house after house and field after field, until there is no room left for anyone else in all the land.

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.”

Hosea 12:8

You say to yourself, “I'm rich! I earned it all on my own, without committing a sin.”

Amos 6:13

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

Habakkuk 1:16

that he offers sacrifices to his fishing nets, because they make him rich and provide choice foods.

Luke 12:18

Later, he said, “Now I know what I'll do. I'll tear down my barns and build bigger ones, where I can store all my grain and other goods.

Luke 16:19

There was once a rich man who wore expensive clothes and every day ate the best food.

Luke 21:34

Don't spend all your time thinking about eating or drinking or worrying about life. If you do, the final day will suddenly catch you

1 Corinthians 15:32

What do you think I gained by fighting wild animals in Ephesus? If the dead are not raised to life, “Let's eat and drink. Tomorrow we die.”

Philippians 3:19

that they are headed for hell! They worship their stomachs and boast about the disgusting things they do. All they can think about are the things of this world.

1 Timothy 5:6

A widow who thinks only about having a good time is already dead, even though she is still alive.

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.

2 Timothy 3:4

They will be sneaky, reckless, and puffed up with pride. Instead of loving God, they will love pleasure.

James 5:5

While here on earth, you have thought only of filling your own stomachs and having a good time. But now you are like fat cattle on their way to be butchered.

1 Peter 4:3

You have already lived long enough like people who don't know God. You were immoral and followed your evil desires. You went around drinking and feasting and carrying on. In fact, you even worshipped disgusting idols.

Revelation 18:7

That woman honoured herself with a life of luxury. Reward her now with suffering and pain. “Deep in her heart Babylon said, ‘I am the queen! Never will I be a widow or know what it means to be sad.’

1 Samuel 30:16

He led David to the Amalekites. They were eating and drinking everywhere, celebrating because of what they had taken from Philistia and Judah.