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Luke 12:20
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Luke 12:20
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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?’(A)
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Luke 12:20
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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)
Job 27:8
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Job 27:8
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8 For what is the hope of the godless when God cuts them off,
when God takes away their lives?(A)
Job 27:8
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Job 27:8
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Jeremiah 17:11
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Jeremiah 17:11
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11 Like the partridge hatching what it did not lay,
so are all who amass wealth unjustly;
in midlife it will leave them,
and at their end they will prove to be fools.
Jeremiah 17:11
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Jeremiah 17:11
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11 Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay
are those who gain riches by unjust means.
When their lives are half gone, their riches will desert them,
and in the end they will prove to be fools.(A)
1 Timothy 6:7
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1 Timothy 6:7
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7 for we brought nothing into the world, so that[a] we can take nothing out of it,
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- 6.7 Other ancient authorities read world; it is certain that
1 Timothy 6:7
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1 Timothy 6:7
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7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.(A)
Psalm 39:6
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Psalm 39:6
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6 Surely everyone goes about like a shadow.
Surely for nothing they are in turmoil;
they heap up and do not know who will gather.(A)
James 4:14
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James 4:14
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14 Yet you do not even know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.(A)
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14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.(A)
Luke 16:22-23
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Luke 16:22-23
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22 The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham.[a] The rich man also died and was buried.(A) 23 In Hades, where he was being tormented, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far away with Lazarus by his side.[b](B)
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Luke 16:22-23
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Luke 16:22-23
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22 “The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side.
Job 27:16-17
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Job 27:16-17
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16 Though they heap up silver like dust
and pile up clothing like clay,(A)
17 they may pile it up, but the just will wear it,
and the innocent will divide the silver.(B)
Luke 11:40
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Luke 11:40
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40 You fools! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also?
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40 You foolish people!(A) Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also?
Psalm 52:5-7
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Psalm 52:5-7
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5 But God will break you down forever;
he will snatch and tear you from your tent;
he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah(A)
6 The righteous will see and fear
and will laugh at the evildoer,[a] saying,(B)
7 “See the one who would not take
refuge in God
but trusted in abundant riches
and sought refuge in wealth!”[b](C)
Psalm 52:5-7
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Psalm 52:5-7
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5 Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin:
He will snatch you up and pluck(A) you from your tent;
he will uproot(B) you from the land of the living.(C)
6 The righteous will see and fear;
they will laugh(D) at you, saying,
7 “Here now is the man
who did not make God his stronghold(E)
but trusted in his great wealth(F)
and grew strong by destroying others!”
Psalm 49:17-19
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Psalm 49:17-19
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17 For when they die they will carry nothing away;
their wealth will not go down after them.(A)
18 Though in their lifetime they count themselves happy
—for you are praised when you do well for yourself—(B)
19 they[a] will go to the company of their ancestors,
who will never again see the light.(C)
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Psalm 49:17-19
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Psalm 49:17-19
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17 for they will take nothing(A) with them when they die,
their splendor will not descend with them.(B)
18 Though while they live they count themselves blessed—(C)
and people praise you when you prosper—
19 they will join those who have gone before them,(D)
who will never again see the light(E) of life.
1 Thessalonians 5:3
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1 Thessalonians 5:3
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3 When they say, “There is peace and security,” then sudden destruction will come upon them, as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and there will be no escape!(A)
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1 Thessalonians 5:3
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1 Thessalonians 5:3
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3 While people are saying, “Peace and safety,”(A) destruction will come on them suddenly,(B) as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.(C)
Matthew 24:48-51
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Matthew 24:48-51
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48 But if that wicked slave says to himself, ‘My master is delayed,’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow slaves and eats and drinks with drunkards, 50 the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour that he does not know. 51 He will cut him in pieces[a] and put him with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.(A)
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Matthew 24:48-51
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Matthew 24:48-51
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48 But suppose that servant is wicked and says to himself, ‘My master is staying away a long time,’ 49 and he then begins to beat his fellow servants and to eat and drink with drunkards.(A) 50 The master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he is not aware of. 51 He will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.(B)
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