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NET Bible
Then he said to them, "Watch out and guard yourself from all types of greed, because one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."
New American Standard Bible
Then He said to them,
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
He then told them,
International Standard Version
Then he told them, "Be careful to guard yourselves against every kind of greed, because a person's life doesn't consist of the amount of possessions he has."
A Conservative Version
And he said to them, Watch, and keep away from greed, because to any man, life to him is not in the abundance of things possessed by him.
American Standard Version
And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
Amplified
Then He said to them,
An Understandable Version
And [then] He said to them, "Be careful and guard yourselves against [practicing] all forms of greed, for a person's life does not consist of having a lot of possessions."
Anderson New Testament
And he said to them: Take heed and beware of covetousness; for a man's life depends not on the abundance of his possessions.
Bible in Basic English
And he said to them, Take care to keep yourselves free from the desire for property; for a man's life is not made up of the number of things which he has.
Common New Testament
And he said to them, "Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions."
Daniel Mace New Testament
then he said to them, take care to be clear of all avarice: for the enjoyment of life does not depend upon the having large possessions.
Darby Translation
And he said to them, Take heed and keep yourselves from all covetousness, for it is not because a man is in abundance that his life is in his possessions.
Godbey New Testament
And He said to them, See, and beware of all covetousness: because his life is not in that which aboundeth to any one, from those things belonging to him.
Goodspeed New Testament
And he said to them, "Take care! You must be on your guard against any form of greed, for a man's life does not belong to him, no matter how rich he is."
John Wesley New Testament
And he said to them, Take heed and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
Julia Smith Translation
And he said to them, See, and watch yourselves from covetousness: for not in the abounding to any one of his possessions is his life.
King James 2000
And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said to them, "Watch out and guard yourselves from all greediness, because not [even] when someone has an abundance {does} his life [consist] of his possessions."
Modern King James verseion
And He said to them, Watch and keep yourselves from covetousness. For a man's life is not in the abundance of the things which he possesses.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Wherefore he said unto them, "Take heed, and beware of covetousness. For no man's life standeth in the abundance of the things which he possesseth."
Moffatt New Testament
Then he said to them, "See and keep clear of covetousness in every shape and form, for a man's life is not part of his possessions because he has ample wealth."
Montgomery New Testament
And to the people he said, "Take heed and guard yourselves from all covetousness, for a man's life does not consist in the abundance of the things which he possesses."
New Heart English Bible
He said to them, "Beware. Keep yourselves from all covetousness, for a man's life does not consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses."
Noyes New Testament
And he said to them, Take heed and beware of all covetousness; for even when one hath great abundance, his life doth not depend upon his possessions.
Sawyer New Testament
And he said to them, See, and beware of all covetousness; for one's life depends not on the abundance of his property.
The Emphasized Bible
And he said unto them - Mind and be guarding yourselves from all covetousness; for not, in one's abundance, doth his life spring out of his possessions.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Then said he to them, Beware, and be on your guard against covetousness; for a man's life doth not depend on the abundance of his possessions.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And then he added: "Take care to keep yourselves free from every form of covetousness; for even in the height of his prosperity a man's true Life does not depend on what he has."
Webster
And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
Weymouth New Testament
And to the people He said, "Take care, be on your guard against all covetousness, for no one's life consists in the superabundance of his possessions."
Williams New Testament
And then He said to them, "Be ever on the alert and always on your guard against every form of greed, because a man's life does not consist in his possessions, even though they are abundant."
World English Bible
He said to them, "Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man's life doesn't consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses."
Worrell New Testament
And He said to them, "Take heed, and guard yourselves from all covetousness; because one's life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses."
Worsley New Testament
And He said unto them, See to it that ye beware of covetousness; for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of his possessions.
Youngs Literal Translation
And he said unto them, 'Observe, and beware of the covetousness, because not in the abundance of one's goods is his life.'
Themes
Alertness » What to be aware of
Covetousness » Covetous people
Covetousness » Being aware of covetousness
Covetousness » Instances of » The rich fool
natural Life » The enjoyment of, consists not in abundance of possessions
Interlinear
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 12:15
Images Luke 12:15
Prayers for Luke 12:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Parable Of The Rich Landowner Who Was A Fool
14 But Jesus said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator between you two?" 15 Then he said to them, "Watch out and guard yourself from all types of greed, because one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." 16 He then told them a parable: "The land of a certain rich man produced an abundant crop,
Cross References
1 Timothy 6:6-10
Now godliness combined with contentment brings great profit.
Hebrews 13:5
Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you and I will never abandon you."
Psalm 62:10
Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!
Joshua 7:21
I saw among the goods we seized a nice robe from Babylon, two hundred silver pieces, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels. I wanted them, so I took them. They are hidden in the ground right in the middle of my tent with the silver underneath."
Job 2:4
But Satan answered the Lord, "Skin for skin! Indeed, a man will give up all that he has to save his life!
Job 31:24-25
"If I have put my confidence in gold or said to pure gold, 'You are my security!'
Psalm 10:3
Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the Lord.
Psalm 37:16
The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,
Psalm 119:36-37
Give me a desire for your rules, rather than for wealth gained unjustly.
Proverbs 15:16
Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth and turmoil with it.
Proverbs 16:16
How much better it is to acquire wisdom than gold; to acquire understanding is more desirable than silver.
Proverbs 23:4-5
Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
Proverbs 28:16
The prince who is a great oppressor lacks wisdom, but the one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.
Ecclesiastes 4:6-8
Better is one handful with some rest than two hands full of toil and chasing the wind.
Ecclesiastes 5:10-16
The one who loves money will never be satisfied with money, he who loves wealth will never be satisfied with his income. This also is futile.
Jeremiah 6:13
"That is because, from the least important to the most important of them, all of them are greedy for dishonest gain. Prophets and priests alike, all of them practice deceit.
Jeremiah 22:17-18
But you are always thinking and looking for ways to increase your wealth by dishonest means. Your eyes and your heart are set on killing some innocent person and committing fraud and oppression.
Micah 2:2
They confiscate the fields they desire, and seize the houses they want. They defraud people of their homes, and deprive people of the land they have inherited.
Habakkuk 2:9
The one who builds his house by unjust gain is as good as dead. He does this so he can build his nest way up high and escape the clutches of disaster.
Matthew 6:25-26
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Isn't there more to life than food and more to the body than clothing?
Mark 7:22
adultery, greed, evil, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, pride, and folly.
Luke 8:14
As for the seed that fell among thorns, these are the ones who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the worries and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature.
Luke 16:14
The Pharisees (who loved money) heard all this and ridiculed him.
Luke 21:34
"But be on your guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day close down upon you suddenly like a trap.
1 Corinthians 5:10-11
In no way did I mean the immoral people of this world, or the greedy and swindlers and idolaters, since you would then have to go out of the world.
1 Corinthians 6:10
thieves, the greedy, drunkards, the verbally abusive, and swindlers will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Ephesians 5:3-5
But among you there must not be either sexual immorality, impurity of any kind, or greed, as these are not fitting for the saints.
Colossians 3:5
So put to death whatever in your nature belongs to the earth: sexual immorality, impurity, shameful passion, evil desire, and greed which is idolatry.
2 Timothy 3:2
For people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
2 Peter 2:3
And in their greed they will exploit you with deceptive words. Their condemnation pronounced long ago is not sitting idly by; their destruction is not asleep.
2 Peter 2:14
Their eyes, full of adultery, never stop sinning; they entice unstable people. They have trained their hearts for greed, these cursed children!