Cross references

Luke 12:15

And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

Luke 12:15 BSB

Luke 12:15 has 31 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 31 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Hebrews 13:5 (53 votes) and 1 Timothy 6:6–10 (43 votes). 46 other verses point back to it. It links with 26 other books, from Exodus 16 to 2 Peter 2.

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Which verses does Luke 12:15 point to?

The 20 strongest of 31, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Hebrews 13:553 votes

    Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”

  2. Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it. …

  3. Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain. Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.

  4. Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.

  5. How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.

  6. Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

  7. He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile. When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes? …

  8. Luke 16:1420 votes

    The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.

  9. Luke 8:1418 votes

    The seeds that fell among the thorns are those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by the worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and their fruit does not mature.

  10. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,

  11. Psalm 62:1015 votes

    Place no trust in extortion or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

  12. Psalm 37:1614 votes
  13. Job 2:413 votes

    “Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give up all he owns in exchange for his life.

  14. Habakkuk 2:912 votes

    Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster!

  15. 2 Peter 2:312 votes
  16. Mark 7:2211 votes

Which verses point to Luke 12:15?

The 10 strongest of 46.