Luke 12:15

New American Bible - revised edition

Then he said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.” Parable of the Rich Fool.

Cross References

1 Kings 2:40

So Shimei rose, saddled his donkey, and went to Achish in Gath in search of his servants; and Shimei returned from Gath with his servants.

Job 2:4

The satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! All that a man has he will give for his life.

Psalm 10:3

The wicked even boast of their greed; these robbers curse and scorn the Lord.

Psalm 37:16

Better the meagerness of the righteous one than the plenty of the wicked.

Psalm 62:10

Mortals are a mere breath, the sons of man but an illusion; On a balance they rise; together they weigh nothing.

Proverbs 15:16

Better a little with fear of the Lord than a great fortune with anxiety.

Proverbs 16:16

How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is preferable to silver.

Proverbs 28:16

The less prudent the rulers, the more oppressive their deeds. Those who hate ill-gotten gain prolong their days.

Jeremiah 6:13

Small and great alike, all are greedy for gain; prophet and priest, all practice fraud.

Ezekiel 33:31

My people come to you, gathering as a crowd and sitting in front of you to hear your words, but they will not act on them. Love songs are on their lips, but in their hearts they pursue dishonest gain.

Micah 2:2

You covet fields, and seize them; houses, and take them; You cheat owners of their houses, people of their inheritance.

Habakkuk 2:9

Ah! you who pursue evil gain for your household, setting your nest on high to escape the reach of misfortune!

Mark 7:22

adultery, greed, malice, deceit, licentiousness, envy, blasphemy, arrogance, folly.

Luke 12:16

Then he told them a parable. “There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest.

Luke 16:14

The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all these things and sneered at him.

Luke 21:34

“Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise

Luke 8:14

As for the seed that fell among thorns, they are the ones who have heard, but as they go along, they are choked by the anxieties and riches and pleasures of life, and they fail to produce mature fruit.

1 Corinthians 6:10

nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor robbers will inherit the kingdom of God.

Colossians 3:5

Put to death, then, the parts of you that are earthly: immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and the greed that is idolatry.

2 Timothy 3:2

People will be self-centered and lovers of money, proud, haughty, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, irreligious,

Hebrews 13:5

Let your life be free from love of money but be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never forsake you or abandon you.”

Joshua 7:21

Among the spoils, I saw a beautiful Babylonian mantle, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold fifty shekels in weight; I coveted them and I took them. They are now hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”

2 Peter 2:14

Their eyes are full of adultery and insatiable for sin. They seduce unstable people, and their hearts are trained in greed. Accursed children!

2 Peter 2:3

In their greed they will exploit you with fabrications, but from of old their condemnation has not been idle and their destruction does not sleep. Lessons from the Past.