And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry. Treasury of Scripture Soul. Deuteronomy 6:11,12 And houses full of all good things, which you filled not, and wells dig, which you digged not, vineyards and olive trees... Deuteronomy 8:12-14 Lest when you have eaten and are full, and have built goodly houses, and dwelled therein... Job 31:24,25 If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, You are my confidence... Psalm 49:5-13,18 Why should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about... Psalm 52:5-7 God shall likewise destroy you for ever, he shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place... Psalm 62:10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart on them. Proverbs 18:11 The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit. Proverbs 23:5 Will you set your eyes on that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. Isaiah 5:8 Woe to them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place... Hosea 12:8 And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance... Habakkuk 1:16 Therefore they sacrifice to their net, and burn incense to their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous. Matthew 6:19-21 Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust does corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal... 1 Timothy 6:17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high minded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God... James 5:1-3 Go to now, you rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come on you... for. Job 14:1 Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble. Proverbs 27:1 Boast not yourself of to morrow; for you know not what a day may bring forth. James 4:13-15 Go to now, you that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain... take. Luke 16:19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: Luke 21:34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life... Job 21:11-13 They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance... Ecclesiastes 11:9 Rejoice, O young man, in your youth; and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, and walk in the ways of your heart... Isaiah 5:11 Woe to them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them! Isaiah 22:13 And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink... Amos 6:3-6 You that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near... 1 Corinthians 15:32 If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantages it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink... Philippians 3:19 Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.) 1 Timothy 5:6 But she that lives in pleasure is dead while she lives. 2 Timothy 3:4 Traitors, heady, high minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; James 5:5 You have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; you have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter. 1 Peter 4:3 For the time past of our life may suffice us to have worked the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts... Revelation 18:7 How much she has glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she said in her heart...
Context The Parable of the Rich Fool
13And one of the company said to him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. 14And he said to him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? 15And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses. 16And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: 17And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? 18And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. 19And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry. 20But God said to him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you: then whose shall those things be, which you have provided? 21So is he that lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will say to my soul: Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years take thy rest; eat, drink, make good cheer.
Darby Bible Translation
and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much good things laid by for many years; repose thyself, eat, drink, be merry.
King James Bible
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
Young's Literal Translation
and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many good things laid up for many years, be resting, eat, drink, be merry.
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