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.”
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Luke 12 · Words of Christ are set in red.
4 songs meet this passage
“take that money, watch it burn”
Counting Stars · OneRepublic
resonates with Luke 12:15
The image of burning money as release echoes Jesus' warning that life does not consist in the abundance of possessions, even if offered here more as rebellion than wisdom.
“Happiness is the same price as red-bottoms”
7 rings · Ariana Grande
strains against Luke 12:15
Jesus warns that life and joy don't consist in the abundance of possessions, directly opposing the song's equation of happiness with purchases.
“Chased the good life my whole life long”
Welcome To Heartbreak (feat. Kid Cudi) · Kanye West
strains against Luke 12:15
Jesus warns that life isn't measured by abundance of possessions; the song shows the cost of having believed otherwise.
24K Magic · Bruno Mars
strains against Luke 12:15-21
The song revels in careless, flashy spending as the measure of a good life, the opposite of Jesus's warning about storing up treasure for yourself.
Each reading weighs one song’s words against Scripture. It is AI-assisted and can be wrong; open a song to see its whole reading and decide for yourself.