Luke 12:20

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

“But God said to that man, ‘Foolish man! Tonight you will die. So what about the things you prepared for yourself? Who will get those things now?’

Cross References

Jeremiah 17:11

Sometimes a bird will hatch an egg that it did not lay. Those who cheat to get money are like that bird. But when their lives are half finished, they will lose the money. At the end of their lives, it will be clear that they were fools.”

Job 27:8

What hope do people without God have when it is time to die, when God takes their life away?

1 Timothy 6:7

When we came into the world, we brought nothing. And when we die, we can take nothing out.

Psalm 39:6

Our life is like an image in a mirror. We rush through life collecting things, but we don’t know who will get them after we die.

James 4:14

You don’t know what will happen tomorrow. Your life is like a fog. You can see it for a short time, but then it goes away.

1 Thessalonians 5:3

People will say, “We have peace and we are safe.” At that time destruction will come to them quickly, like the pains of a woman giving birth. And those people will not escape.

Luke 11:40

You are foolish! The same one who made what is outside also made what is inside.

Psalm 73:19

Trouble can come suddenly, and they will be ruined. Terrible things can happen to them, and they will be finished.

Nahum 1:10

You will be destroyed completely like thornbushes burning under a pot. You will be destroyed like dry weeds that burn quickly.

Proverbs 28:8

If you get rich by charging high interest rates, your wealth will go to someone who is kind to the poor.

Proverbs 11:4

Money is worthless when you face God’s punishment, but living right will save you from death.

Psalm 78:30

But before they were fully satisfied, while the food was still in their mouths,

Esther 5:11

Haman started bragging about how rich he was. He was bragging to his friends about his many sons, and about all the ways the king had honored him. And he was bragging about how the king had promoted him higher than all the other leaders.

Psalm 49:10

Look, the wise die the same as fools and stupid people. They die and leave their wealth to others.

Proverbs 10:2

Wealth gained by doing wrong will not really help you, but doing right will save you from death.

Proverbs 13:7

Some people pretend they are rich, but they have nothing. Others pretend they are poor, but they are really rich.

Proverbs 27:1

Never brag about what you will do in the future; you have no idea what tomorrow will bring.

Isaiah 56:12

They come and say, “I will drink some wine. I will drink some beer. I will do the same thing tomorrow, but I will drink even more.”

Amos 6:13

You are so excited about defeating Lo Debar. And you boast, “We have taken Karnaim by our own strength.”

1 Timothy 6:17

Give this command to those who are rich with the things of this world. Tell them not to be proud. Tell them to hope in God, not their money. Money cannot be trusted, but God takes care of us richly. He gives us everything to enjoy.