Luke 12:16
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16 Then he told them a story: “A rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops.
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Genesis 26:12-14
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12 When Isaac planted his crops that year, he harvested a hundred times more grain than he planted, for the Lord blessed him. 13 He became a very rich man, and his wealth continued to grow. 14 He acquired so many flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, and servants that the Philistines became jealous of him.
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Hosea 2:8
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8 She doesn’t realize it was I who gave her everything she has—
the grain, the new wine, the olive oil;
I even gave her silver and gold.
But she gave all my gifts to Baal.
Psalm 73:12
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12 Look at these wicked people—
enjoying a life of ease while their riches multiply.
Psalm 73:3
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3 For I envied the proud
when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness.
Job 12:6
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6 But robbers are left in peace,
and those who provoke God live in safety—
though God keeps them in his power.[a]
Footnotes
- 12:6 Or safety—those who try to manipulate God. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
Genesis 41:47-49
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47 As predicted, for seven years the land produced bumper crops. 48 During those years, Joseph gathered all the crops grown in Egypt and stored the grain from the surrounding fields in the cities. 49 He piled up huge amounts of grain like sand on the seashore. Finally, he stopped keeping records because there was too much to measure.
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Acts 14:17
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17 but he never left them without evidence of himself and his goodness. For instance, he sends you rain and good crops and gives you food and joyful hearts.”
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Matthew 5:45
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45 In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike.
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