Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

Then I'll say to myself, "You've stored up plenty of good things for many years. Take it easy, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself."'

New American Standard Bible

And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry.”’

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

Then I’ll say to myself, “You have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.”’

A Conservative Version

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou have many goods laid up for many years. Take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.

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.

Amplified

And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many good things stored up, [enough] for many years; rest and relax, eat, drink and be merry (celebrate continually).”’

An Understandable Version

And I will say to myself, 'Soul, you have plenty of goods [i.e., grain and supplies] stored up for many years, [so], take it easy; eat, drink and have fun.'

Anderson New Testament

and I will say to my soul: Soul, you have many good things laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.

Bible in Basic English

And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have a great amount of goods in store, enough for a number of years; be at rest, take food and wine and be happy.

Common New Testament

And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry."'

Daniel Mace New Testament

then I will say to my soul, soul, you have many enjoyments in reserve for a number of years; take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

Darby 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.

Godbey New Testament

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.

Goodspeed New Testament

And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have great wealth stored up for years to come. Now take your ease; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself." '

John Wesley New Testament

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.

Julia Smith Translation

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many good things laid up for many years; rest, eat, drink, be gladdened.

King James 2000

And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have many possessions stored up for many years. Relax, eat, drink, celebrate!" '

Modern King James verseion

And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat drink and be merry.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

and I will say to my soul: Soul, thou hast much goods laid up in store for many years, take thine ease: eat, drink and be merry.'

Moffatt New Testament

And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have ample stores laid up for many a year; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry."'

Montgomery New Testament

"'And I will say to my soul, "'Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years! Take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.'

NET Bible

And I will say to myself, "You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!"'

New Heart English Bible

I will tell my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry."'

Noyes New Testament

and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.

Sawyer New Testament

and I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years rest, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.

The Emphasized Bible

and will say to my soul - Soul! thou hast many good things lying by for many years: be taking thy rest, eat, drink,be making merry!

Thomas Haweis New Testament

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast a multitude of good things in store for many years, be at ease, eat, drink, and be merry!

Twentieth Century New Testament

And I will say to myself, Now you have plenty of good things put by for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.'

Webster

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast abundance of goods laid up for many years; take thy ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

Weymouth New Testament

and I will say to my life, "'Life, you have ample possessions laid up for many years to come: take your ease, eat, drink, enjoy yourself.'

Williams New Testament

Then I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Go on taking your ease; continue to eat, drink, and enjoy yourself."'

World English Bible

I will tell my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry."'

Worrell New Testament

And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.'

Worsley New Testament

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast plenty of goods laid up for many years, take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

Youngs 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.

Themes

Accumulation of wealth » Riches, earthly (select readings)

Alertness » What to be aware of

Carnal security » Poverty

Common delusions » Trusting in riches

Covetousness » Covetous people

Covetousness » Instances of » The rich fool

Earthly » Refused for obedience » Uprightness

Fool » Parables of » Of the rich fool

Gluttony » Leads to » Carnal security

Greed/gluttony » The greedy

Happiness » Of the wicked » Illustrated

Jesus Christ » Parables of » The rich fool

Parables » Parables of Christ » Rich fool

Pleasure, worldly » Results of a pleasure-seeking life » Presumption

Presuming upon time » Preparing for many years of enjoyment

Presumption » Presuming upon time and opportunity, common ways of » Preparing for many years of enjoyment

Prosperity » Perils of » Examples of the evil effects of

Riches » Folly and danger of trusting to--illustrated

earthly Riches » Examples of evil tendency of » Trust in riches, the folly of

earthly Riches » Gift of God

Security » Carnal, leads men to dream of escape from common ills » Poverty

Self-delusion » Prosperity frequently leads to

Self-delusion » Exhibited in thinking that » Our lives shall be prolonged

Self-delusion » Exhibited in thinking that » Our lives will be prolonged

Self-indulgence » Instances of » The rich fool

Time » Presuming upon time and opportunity, common ways of » Preparing for many years of enjoyment

the things that are Transient » Power » Pleasure

earthly Treasures » Riches, earthly (select readings)

Trust in riches » The folly of

Wealth » Accumulation of » Select readings

Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » Presumption

FALSE » Trusts » Trust in riches, the folly of

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

I will say
ἐρέω 
Ereo 
Usage: 41

to
ψυχή 
Psuche 
Usage: 62

my
μοῦ 
Mou 
my, me, mine, I, mine own
Usage: 313

ψυχή 
Psuche 
Usage: 62

ψυχή 
Psuche 
Usage: 62

thou hast
ἔχω 
Echo 
have, be, need , , vr have
Usage: 479

πολύς πολλός 
Polus 
Usage: 292

G18
ἀγαθός 
Agathos 
Usage: 70

laid up
κεῖμαι 
Keimai 
lie, be laid, be set, be appointed, be, be made, laid up, there
Usage: 23

for
εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

πολύς πολλός 
Polus 
Usage: 292

ἔτος 
Etos 
Usage: 43

ἀναπαύω 
Anapauo 
Usage: 7

eat
φάγω 
Phago 
Usage: 54

πίνω πίω πόω 
Pino 
drink, drink of
Usage: 31

References

American

Fausets

Context Readings

The Parable Of The Rich Landowner Who Was A Fool

18 Then he said, "This is what I'll do. I'll tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and I'll store all my grain and goods in them. 19 Then I'll say to myself, "You've stored up plenty of good things for many years. Take it easy, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself."' 20 But God told him, "You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you. Now who will get the things you've accumulated?'


Cross References

Ecclesiastes 11:9

So enjoy yourself in your youth, young man, and be encouraged during your younger days. Live as you like, consistent with your world view, but keep in mind that God will bring you to account for everything.

Proverbs 27:1

Never brag about the day to come, because you don't know what it might bring.

1 Corinthians 15:32

If I have fought with wild animals in Ephesus from merely human motives, what do I get out of it? If the dead are not raised, "Let's eat and drink, for tomorrow we die."

James 4:13-15

Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a town, stay there a year, conduct business, and make money."

Deuteronomy 6:11-12

houses filled with every good thing that you didn't supply, wells that you didn't dig, and vineyards and olive groves that you didn't plant. When you eat and are satisfied,

Deuteronomy 8:12-14

Otherwise, when you eat and are satisfied, when you have built beautiful houses and lived in them,

Job 14:1

Human beings born by women are short-lived and full of trouble.

Job 21:11-13

They release their children to play like sheep; their young ones dance about,

Job 31:24-25

"If I've put my confidence in gold, if I've told gold, "You're my security,'

Psalm 49:5-13

Why should I be afraid when evil days come my way, when the wickedness of those who deceive me surrounds me

Psalm 49:18

although he considers himself blessed while he's alive. Though people praise you for doing well,

Psalm 52:5-7

But God will tear you down forever; he will take you away, even snatching you out of your tent! He will uproot you from the land of the living. Interlude

Psalm 62:10

Don't trust in oppression or put false hope in stealing; if you become wealthy, do not set your heart on it.

Proverbs 18:11

The wealth of a rich person is his fortified city; in his own imagination, it is like a high wall.

Proverbs 23:5

When you fix your gaze on it, it's gone, for it sprouts wings for itself and flies to the sky like an eagle.

Isaiah 5:8

"How terrible it will be for you who join house to house, who add field to field, until there is no more room, and you have settled yourselves alone in the middle of the land!"

Isaiah 5:11

"How terrible it will be for those who rise at dawn in order to grab a stiff drink, for those who stay up late at night as wine inflames them!

Isaiah 22:13

But look! There is joy and festivity, slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep, eating meat and drinking wine. "Let us eat and drink, you say, because we die tomorrow."

Hosea 12:8

Ephraim claims, "I have become rich, I have made a fortune! Because of all my wealth, no one will find any iniquity or sin in me.'

Amos 6:3-6

"Disbelieving that a day of evil will come, embracing opportunities to commit violence,

Habakkuk 1:16

Therefore he sacrifices to his fishing net, and burns incense in the presence of his dragnet, because by them his assets increase and he gets plenty of food.

Matthew 6:19-21

"Stop storing up treasures for yourselves on earth, where moths and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

Luke 16:19

"Once there was a rich man who used to dress in purple and fine linen and live in great luxury every day.

Luke 21:34

"Constantly be on your guard so that your hearts will not be loaded down with self-indulgence, drunkenness, and the worries of this life, or that day will take you by surprise

Philippians 3:19

Their destiny is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on worldly things.

1 Timothy 5:6

But the self-indulgent widow is just as good as dead.

1 Timothy 6:17

Tell those who are rich in this age not to be arrogant and not to place their confidence in anything as uncertain as riches. Instead, let them place their confidence in God, who lavishly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.

2 Timothy 3:4

traitors, reckless, conceited, and lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God.

James 5:1-3

Now listen, you rich people! Cry and moan over the miseries that are overtaking you.

James 5:5

You have lived in luxury and pleasure on earth. You have fattened yourselves for the day of slaughter.

1 Peter 4:3

For you spent enough time in the past doing what the gentiles like to do, living in sensuality, sinful desires, drunkenness, wild celebrations, drinking parties, and detestable idolatry.

Revelation 18:7

Just as she glorified herself and lived in luxury, inflict on her just as much torture and misery. In her heart she says, "I am a queen on a throne, not a widow. I will never see misery.'

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