The tents of robbers prosper, And they that provoke God are secure; Into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
Luke 12:16 - American Standard Version (1901) And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then He told them a parable, saying, The land of a rich man was fertile and yielded plentifully. Common English Bible Then he told them a parable: “A certain rich man’s land produced a bountiful crop. Catholic Public Domain Version Then he spoke to them using a comparison, saying: "The fertile land of a certain wealthy man produced crops. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he spoke a similitude to them, saying: The land of a certain rich man brought forth plenty of fruits. English Standard Version 2016 And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, |
The tents of robbers prosper, And they that provoke God are secure; Into whose hand God bringeth abundantly.
God giveth them to be in security, and they rest thereon; And his eyes are upon their ways.
Behold, these are the wicked; And, being alway at ease, they increase in riches.
For I was envious at the arrogant, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom: pride, fulness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
For she did not know that I gave her the grain, and the new wine, and the oil, and multiplied unto her silver and gold, which they used for Baal.
and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
that ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.
And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits?
And yet he left not himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.