Luke 12:15 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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¹⁵And 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.

Luke 12:15 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Hebrews 13:5
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
1 Timothy 6:6-10
But godliness with contentment is great gain. …
Psalms 119:36-37
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. …
Proverbs 15:16
Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
Proverbs 16:16
How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

Topics

Avarice Beneficence Capital and Labor Care Carnal Mindedness Commandments Covetousness Cupidity

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 13-21)

We have in these verses, I. The application that was made to Christ, very unseasonably, by one of his hearers, desiring him to interpose between him and his brother in a matter that concerned the estate of the family (Luke 12:13): “ Master, speak to my brother; speak as a prophet, speak as a king, speak with authority; he is one that will have regard to what thou sayest; speak to him, that he divi…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 15)

15. unto them--the multitude around Him (Lu 12:1). of covetousness--The best copies have “all,” that is, “every kind of covetousness”; because as this was one of the more plausible forms of it, so He would strike at once at the root of the evil. a man’s life, &c.--a singularly weighty maxim, and not less so because its meaning and its truth are equally evident.