19and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many good things laid up for many years, be resting, eat, drink, be merry.


In Context

16 And he spake a simile unto them, saying, 'Of a certain rich man the field brought forth well;

17 and he was reasoning within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where I shall gather together my fruits?

18 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,

19 and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many good things laid up for many years, be resting, eat, drink, be merry.

20 And God said to him, Unthinking one! this night thy soul they shall require from thee, and what things thou didst prepare — to whom shall they be?

21 so is he who is treasuring up to himself, and is not rich toward God.'

Luke 12:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, [and] be merry.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:19And I'll say to myself, "You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry." '

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:19And I will say to my soul: Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years take thy rest; eat, drink, make good cheer.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:19and I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much good things laid by for many years; repose thyself, eat, drink, be merry.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:19And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast abundance of goods laid up for many years; take thy ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:19I will tell my soul, |Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry.|'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:19And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry.