Luk 12:16
And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
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Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him. {received: Heb. found}
And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.
For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, {which} they prepared for Baal. {wine: Heb. new wine} {which...: or, wherewith they made Baal}
Behold, these {are} the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase {in} riches.
For I was envious at the foolish, {when} I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth {abundantly}.
That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that {there shall} not {be room} enough {to receive it}. {pour...: Heb. empty out}
Go to now, {ye} rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon {you}.
Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
Woe unto them that join house to house, {that} lay field to field, till {there be} no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth! {they: Heb. ye}
There is a sore evil {which} I have seen under the sun, {namely}, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
{That} our garners {may be} full, affording all manner of store: {that} our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets: {all...: Heb. from kind to kind}
And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:
{Though} it be given him {to be} in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes {are} upon their ways.
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. {turning...: or, ease of the simple}
Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
By thy great wisdom {and} by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches: {thy great...: Heb. the greatness of thy wisdom}
Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish. {have...: Heb. pass the thoughts of the heart}