20But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
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For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.
Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
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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 div…
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