King James Version (KJV)

Luke 12:17

“‹And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?›”

Verse in context — Luke 12

15

And 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.›

16

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, ‹The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:›

17

‹And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?›

18

‹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.›

19

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

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