Luke 12:19

New Century Version

Then I can say to myself, “I have enough good things stored to last for many years. Rest, eat, drink, and enjoy life!” ’

Cross References

Job 14:1

“All of us born to women live only a few days and have lots of trouble.

Psalm 49:18

Even though they were praised when they were alive— and people may praise you when you succeed—

Psalm 62:10

Do not trust in force. Stealing is of no use. Even if you gain more riches, don’t put your trust in them.

Proverbs 10:2

Riches gotten by doing wrong have no value, but right living will save you from death.

Proverbs 14:24

Wise people are rewarded with wealth, but fools only get more foolishness.

Proverbs 18:11

Rich people trust their wealth to protect them. They think it is like the high walls of a city.

Proverbs 23:5

Wealth can vanish in the wink of an eye. It can seem to grow wings and fly away like an eagle.

Proverbs 27:1

Don’t brag about tomorrow; you don’t know what may happen then.

Ecclesiastes 11:9

Young people, enjoy yourselves while you are young; be happy while you are young. Do whatever your heart desires, whatever you want to do. But remember that God will judge you for everything you do.

Ecclesiastes 2:24

The best that people can do is eat, drink, and enjoy their work. I saw that even this comes from God,

Isaiah 22:13

But look, the people are happy and are having wild parties. They kill the cattle and the sheep; they eat the food and drink the wine. They say, “Let us eat and drink, because tomorrow we will die.”

Isaiah 5:11

How terrible it will be for people who rise early in the morning to look for strong drink, who stay awake late at night, becoming drunk with wine.

Isaiah 5:8

How terrible it will be for you who add more houses to your houses and more fields to your fields until there is no room left for other people. Then you are left alone in the land.

Isaiah 56:12

They say, “Come, let’s drink some wine; let’s drink all the beer we want. And tomorrow we will do this again, or, maybe we will have an even better time.”

Hosea 12:8

Israel said, “I am rich! I am someone with power!” All their money will do them no good because of the sins they have done.

Amos 6:13

You are happy that the town of Lo Debar was captured, and you say, “We have taken Karnaim by our own strength.”

Habakkuk 1:16

The enemy offers sacrifices to his net and burns incense to worship it, because it lets him live like the rich and enjoy the best food.

Luke 12:18

Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and other goods.

Luke 16:19

Jesus said, “There was a rich man who always dressed in the finest clothes and lived in luxury every day.

Luke 21:34

“Be careful not to spend your time feasting, drinking, or worrying about worldly things. If you do, that day might come on you suddenly,

1 Corinthians 15:32

If I fought wild animals in Ephesus only with human hopes, I have gained nothing. If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, because tomorrow we will die.”

Philippians 3:19

In the end, they will be destroyed. They do whatever their bodies want, they are proud of their shameful acts, and they think only about earthly things.

1 Timothy 5:6

But the widow who uses her life to please herself is really dead while she is alive.

1 Timothy 6:17

Command those who are rich with things of this world not to be proud. Tell them to hope in God, not in their uncertain riches. God richly gives us everything to enjoy.

2 Timothy 3:4

will turn against their friends, and will do foolish things without thinking. They will be conceited, will love pleasure instead of God,

James 5:5

Your life on earth was full of rich living and pleasing yourselves with everything you wanted. You made yourselves fat, like an animal ready to be killed.

1 Peter 4:3

In the past you wasted too much time doing what nonbelievers enjoy. You were guilty of sexual sins, evil desires, drunkenness, wild and drunken parties, and hateful idol worship.

Revelation 18:7

She gave herself much glory and rich living. Give her that much suffering and sadness. She says to herself, ‘I am a queen sitting on my throne. I am not a widow; I will never be sad.’

1 Samuel 30:16

So the Egyptian led David to the Amalekites. They were lying around on the ground, eating and drinking and celebrating with the things they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from Judah.