Luke 12:20

New Century Version

“But God said to him, ‘Foolish man! Tonight your life will be taken from you. So who will get those things you have prepared for yourself?’

Cross References

Esther 5:11

He told them how wealthy he was and how many sons he had. He also told them all the ways the king had honored him and how the king had placed him higher than his important men and his royal officers.

Job 27:8

What hope do the wicked have when they die, when God takes their life away?

Psalm 39:6

People are like shadows moving about. All their work is for nothing; they collect things but don’t know who will get them.

Psalm 49:10

See, even wise people die. Fools and stupid people also die and leave their wealth to others.

Psalm 73:19

They are destroyed in a moment; they are swept away by terrors.

Psalm 78:30

While they were still eating, and while the food was still in their mouths,

Proverbs 10:2

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

Proverbs 11:4

Riches will not help when it’s time to die, but right living will save you from death.

Proverbs 13:7

Some people pretend to be rich but really have nothing. Others pretend to be poor but really are wealthy.

Proverbs 27:1

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

Proverbs 28:8

Some people get rich by overcharging others, but their wealth will be given to those who are kind to the poor.

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.”

Jeremiah 17:11

Like a bird hatching an egg it did not lay, so are the people who get rich by cheating. When their lives are half finished, they will lose their riches. At the end of their lives, it will be clear they were fools.

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.”

Nahum 1:10

Those people will be like tangled thorns or like people drunk from their wine; they will be burned up quickly like dry weeds.

Luke 11:40

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

1 Thessalonians 5:3

While people are saying, “We have peace and we are safe,” they will be destroyed quickly. It is like pains that come quickly to a woman having a baby. Those people will not escape.

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.

1 Timothy 6:7

We brought nothing into the world, so we can take nothing out.

James 4:14

But you do not know what will happen tomorrow! Your life is like a mist. You can see it for a short time, but then it goes away.