"And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:" — Luke 12:16

Luke 12:16 · KJV

“And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:”

— Luke 12:16

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

Verse 17

And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

Luke 12 — Context

And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

And 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.

Cross References

Genesis 26:12-14

Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him. {received: Heb. found}

Genesis 41:47-49

And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls.

Hosea 2:8

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}

Job 12:6

The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth {abundantly}.

Psalms 73:12

Behold, these {are} the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase {in} riches.

Psalms 73:3

For I was envious at the foolish, {when} I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Matthew 5:45

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.

Acts 14:17

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.