Category:Rich Fool Parable

Luke 12:16-21

12:16. He spoke a parable to them, saying, “The land of a certain rich man brought forth plenty of fruits.

12:17. “He thought to himself, saying, 'What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?'

12:18. “He said, 'I will do this: I will pull down my barns and will build larger ones, and I will gather into them all things that are grown to me and my goods.

'''12:19. “'I will say to my soul, 'Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your rest, eat, drink, and make good cheer.'

12:20. “But God said to him, 'You fool, this night your soul is required of you, and whose shall those things be which you have provided?'

12:21. “So is he that lays up treasure for himself and is not rich towards God.”