Luke 16:4

New English Translation

I know what to do so that when I am put out of management, people will welcome me into their homes.’

Cross References

Proverbs 30:9

lest I become satisfied and act deceptively and say, “Who is the Lord?” Or lest I become poor and steal and demean the name of my God.

Jeremiah 4:22

The Lord answered, “This will happen because my people are foolish. They do not know me. They are like children who have no sense. They have no understanding. They are skilled at doing evil. They do not know how to do good.”

Luke 16:3

Then the manager said to himself, ‘What should I do, since my master is taking my position away from me? I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m too ashamed to beg.

Luke 16:5

So he contacted his master’s debtors one by one. He asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’

Luke 16:9

And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by how you use worldly wealth, so that when it runs out you will be welcomed into the eternal homes.

James 3:15

Such wisdom does not come from above but is earthly, natural, demonic.