Luke 12:15
“And he said vnto them, Take heed and beware of couetousnes: for a mans life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.”
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Luke 12:15 Context
13¶ And one of the company saide vnto him, Master, speake to my brother, that he diuide the inheritance with me. 14And he said vnto him, Man, who made mee a iudge, or a diuider ouer you? 15And he said vnto them, Take heed and beware of couetousnes: for a mans life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. 16And he spake a parable vnto them, saying, The ground of a certaine rich man brought foorth plentifully. 17And he thought within himselfe, saying, What shall I doe, because I haue no roome where to bestow my fruits?
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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.
- King James Version
Then He said to them, "Beware, and be on your guard against every form of greed; for not {even} when one has an abundance does his life consist of his possessions."
- New American Standard Version (1995)