Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night you will have to give up your life; then who will get all these things you have kept for yourself?'" New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But God said to him: Thou fool, this night do they require thy soul of thee. And whose shall those things be which thou hast provided? God. Luke 16:22,23 And it came to pass that the beggar died and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. And the rich man also died: and he was buried in hell. . . . Exodus 16:9,10 Moses also said to Aaron: Say to the whole congregation of the children of Israel: Come before the Lord; for he hath heard your murmuring. . . . 1 Samuel 25:36-38 And Abigail came to Nabal: and behold he had a feast in his house, like the feast of a king: and Nabal's heart was merry, for he was very drunk: and she told him nothing less or more until morning. . . . 2 Samuel 13:28,29 And Absalom had commanded his servants, saying: Take notice when Ammon shall be drunk with wine, and when I shall say to you: Strike him, and kill him, fear not: for it is I that command you: take courage, and be valiant men. . . . 1 Kings 16:9,10 And his servant Zambri, who was captain of half the horsemen, rebelled against him: now Ela was drinking in Thersa, and drunk in the house of Arsa, the governor of Thersa. . . . Job 20:20-23 And yet his belly was not filled: and when he hath the things he coveted, he shall not be able to possess them. . . . Job 27:8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite if through covetousness he take by violence, and God deliver not his soul? Psalm 73:19 How are they brought to desolation? they have suddenly ceased to be: they have perished by reason of their iniquity. Psalm 78:30 they were not defrauded of that which they craved. As yet their meat was in their mouth: Daniel 5:1-6,25-30 Baltasar, the king, made a great feast for a thousand of his nobles: and every one drank according to his age. . . . Nahum 1:10 For as thorns embrace one another: so while they are feasting and drinking together, they shall be consumed as stubble that is fully dry. Matthew 24:48-51 But if that evil servant shall say in his heart: My lord is long a coming: . . . 1 Thessalonians 5:3 For when they shall say: Peace and security; then shall sudden destruction come upon them, as the pains upon her that is with child, and they shall not escape. Thou fool. Luke 11:40 Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make also that which is within? Jeremiah 17:11 As the partridge hath hatched eggs which she did not lay: so is he that hath gathered riches, and not by right: in the midst of his days he shall leave them, and in his latter end he shall be a fool. James 4:14 Whereas you know not what shall be on the morrow. thy soul shall be required of thee. Esther 5:11 And he declared to them the greatness of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and with how great glory the king had advanced him above all his princes and servants. Esther 8:1,2 On that day king Assuerus gave the house of Aman, the Jews' enemy, to queen Esther, and Mardochai came in before the king. For Esther had confessed to him that he was her uncle. . . . Job 27:16,17 If he shall heap together silver as earth, and prepare raiment as clay, . . . Psalm 39:6 Surely man passeth as an image: yea, and he is disquieted in vain. He storeth up: and he knoweth not for whom he shall gather these things. Psalm 49:17-19 For when he shall die he shall take nothing away; nor shall his glory descend with him. . . . Psalm 52:5-7 Therefore will God destroy thee for ever: he will pluck thee out, and remove thee from thy dwelling place: and thy root out of the land of the living. . . . Proverbs 11:4 The justice of the upright shall make his way prosperous: and the wicked man shall fall by his own wickedness. Proverbs 28:8 He that heapeth together riches by usury and loan, gathereth them for him that will be bountiful to the poor. Ecclesiastes 2:18-22 Again I hated all my application wherewith I had earnestly laboured under the sun, being like to have an heir after me, . . . Ecclesiastes 5:14-16 For they are lost with very great affliction: he hath begotten a son, who shall be in extremity of want. . . . Jeremiah 17:11 As the partridge hath hatched eggs which she did not lay: so is he that hath gathered riches, and not by right: in the midst of his days he shall leave them, and in his latter end he shall be a fool. Daniel 5:28 PHARES: thy kingdom is divided, and is given to the Medes and Persians. 1 Timothy 6:7 For we brought nothing into this world: and certainly we can carry nothing out. Context The Parable of the Rich Fool…19And I will say to my soul: Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years. Take thy rest: eat, drink, make good cheer. 20But God said to him: Thou fool, this night do they require thy soul of thee. And whose shall those things be which thou hast provided? 21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself and is not rich towards God.… Cross References Job 27:8 For what is the hope of the hypocrite if through covetousness he take by violence, and God deliver not his soul? Psalm 39:6 Surely man passeth as an image: yea, and he is disquieted in vain. He storeth up: and he knoweth not for whom he shall gather these things. Psalm 49:10 He shall not see destruction, when he shall see the wise dying: the senseless and the fool shall perish together: And they shall leave their riches to strangers: Proverbs 10:2 The Lord will not afflict the soul of the just with famine, and he will disappoint the deceitful practices of the wicked. Proverbs 13:7 One is as it were rich, when he hath nothing and another is as it were poor, when he hath great riches. Proverbs 27:1 Boast not for to morrow, for thou knowest not what the day to come may bring forth. Isaiah 56:12 Come, let us take wine, and be filled with drunkenness: and it shall be as to day, so also to morrow, and much more. Jeremiah 17:11 As the partridge hath hatched eggs which she did not lay: so is he that hath gathered riches, and not by right: in the midst of his days he shall leave them, and in his latter end he shall be a fool. Amos 6:13 Can horses run upon the rocks, or can any one plough with buffles? for you have turned judgment into bitterness, and the fruit of justice into wormwood. 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