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James 4:13
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James 4:13
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Boasting about Tomorrow
13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a town and spend a year there, doing business and making money.”(A)
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James 4:13
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James 4:13
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Boasting About Tomorrow
13 Now listen,(A) you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.”(B)
Proverbs 27:1
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Proverbs 27:1
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27 Do not boast about tomorrow,
for you do not know what a day may bring.(A)
Proverbs 27:1
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Proverbs 27:1
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Luke 12:17-20
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Luke 12:17-20
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17 And he thought to himself, ‘What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?’ 18 Then he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.’(A) 20 But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’(B)
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Luke 12:17-20
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Luke 12:17-20
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17 He thought to himself, ‘What shall I do? I have no place to store my crops.’
18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. 19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’
20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool!(A) This very night your life will be demanded from you.(B) Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’(C)
Genesis 11:3-4
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Genesis 11:3-4
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3 And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and fire them thoroughly.” And they had brick for stone and bitumen for mortar. 4 Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make a name for ourselves; otherwise we shall be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.”(A)
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Genesis 11:3-4
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Genesis 11:3-4
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3 They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks(A) and bake them thoroughly.” They used brick instead of stone,(B) and tar(C) for mortar. 4 Then they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens,(D) so that we may make a name(E) for ourselves; otherwise we will be scattered(F) over the face of the whole earth.”(G)
Isaiah 24:2
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Isaiah 24:2
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2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest;
as with the male slave, so with his master;
as with the female slave, so with her mistress;
as with the buyer, so with the seller;
as with the lender, so with the borrower;
as with the creditor, so with the debtor.(A)
Isaiah 24:2
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Isaiah 24:2
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Ecclesiastes 2:1
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Ecclesiastes 2:1
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The Futility of Self-Indulgence
2 I said to myself, “Come now, I will make a test of pleasure; enjoy yourself.” But again, this also was vanity.(A)
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Ecclesiastes 2:1
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Ecclesiastes 2:1
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Pleasures Are Meaningless
2 I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure(A) to find out what is good.” But that also proved to be meaningless.
James 5:1
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James 5:1
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Warning to Rich Oppressors
5 Come now, you rich people, weep and wail for the miseries that are coming to you.
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James 5:1
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James 5:1
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Warning to Rich Oppressors
5 Now listen,(A) you rich people,(B) weep and wail(C) because of the misery that is coming on you.
1 Corinthians 7:30
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1 Corinthians 7:30
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30 and those who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they had no possessions,
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1 Corinthians 7:30
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1 Corinthians 7:30
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30 those who mourn, as if they did not; those who are happy, as if they were not; those who buy something, as if it were not theirs to keep;
Ezekiel 7:12
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Ezekiel 7:12
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12 The time has come; the day draws near;
let not the buyer rejoice nor the seller mourn,
for wrath is upon all their multitude.
Ezekiel 7:12
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Ezekiel 7:12
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Isaiah 56:11-12
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Isaiah 56:11-12
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11 The dogs have a mighty appetite;
they never have enough.
The shepherds also have no understanding;
they have all turned to their own way,
to their own gain, one and all.
12 “Come,” they say, “let us[a] get wine;
let us fill ourselves with strong drink.
And tomorrow will be like today,
great beyond measure.”
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- 56.12 Q ms Syr Vg Tg: MT me
Isaiah 56:11-12
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Isaiah 56:11-12
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11 They are dogs with mighty appetites;
they never have enough.
They are shepherds(A) who lack understanding;(B)
they all turn to their own way,(C)
they seek their own gain.(D)
12 “Come,” each one cries, “let me get wine!(E)
Let us drink our fill of beer!
And tomorrow will be like today,
or even far better.”(F)
Isaiah 5:5
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Isaiah 5:5
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5 And now I will tell you
what I will do to my vineyard.
I will remove its hedge,
and it shall be devoured;
I will break down its wall,
and it shall be trampled down.(A)
Isaiah 5:5
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Isaiah 5:5
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Genesis 11:7
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Genesis 11:7
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7 Come, let us go down and confuse their language there, so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”(A)
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Genesis 11:7
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Genesis 11:7
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