And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. Treasury of Scripture Luke 12:21 So is he that lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. Luke 18:4,6 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man... Psalm 17:14 From men which are your hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life... James 3:15 This wisdom descends not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. James 4:15 For that you ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
Context The Parable of the Rich Fool
13And one of the company said to him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me. 14And he said to him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you? 15And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consists not in the abundance of the things which he possesses. 16And he spoke a parable to them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: 17And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? 18And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. 19And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry. 20But God said to him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you: then whose shall those things be, which you have provided? 21So is he that lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my grain and my goods.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said: This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and will build greater; and into them will I gather all things that are grown to me, and my goods.
Darby Bible Translation
And he said, This will I do: I will take away my granaries and build greater, and there I will lay up all my produce and my good things;
King James Bible
And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
Young's Literal Translation
and he said, This I will do, I will take down my storehouses, and greater ones I will build, and I will gather together there all my products and my good things,
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