Matthew 6:19

Good News Translation

“Do not store up riches for yourselves here on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and robbers break in and steal.

Cross References

Job 24:16

At night thieves break into houses, but by day they hide and avoid the light.

Job 31:24

I have never trusted in riches

Psalm 39:6

no more than a shadow. All we do is for nothing; we gather wealth, but don't know who will get it.

Psalm 62:10

Don't put your trust in violence; don't hope to gain anything by robbery; even if your riches increase, don't depend on them.

Exodus 22:2

He must pay for what he stole. If he owns nothing, he shall be sold as a slave to pay for what he has stolen. If the stolen animal, whether a cow, a donkey, or a sheep, is found alive in his possession, he shall pay two for one. “If a thief is caught breaking into a house at night and is killed, the one who killed him is not guilty of murder. But if it happens during the day, he is guilty of murder.

Proverbs 11:4

Riches will do you no good on the day you face death, but honesty can save your life.

Proverbs 16:16

It is better—much better—to have wisdom and knowledge than gold and silver.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

God gives wisdom, knowledge, and happiness to those who please him, but he makes sinners work, earning and saving, so that what they get can be given to those who please him. It is all useless. It is like chasing the wind.

Zephaniah 1:18

On the day when the Lord shows his fury, not even all their silver and gold will save them. The whole earth will be destroyed by the fire of his anger. He will put an end—a sudden end—to everyone who lives on earth.

Matthew 19:21

Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go and sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come and follow me.”

Matthew 6:20

Instead, store up riches for yourselves in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and robbers cannot break in and steal.

Luke 12:21

And Jesus concluded, “This is how it is with those who pile up riches for themselves but are not rich in God's sight.”

Luke 12:33

Sell all your belongings and give the money to the poor. Provide for yourselves purses that don't wear out, and save your riches in heaven, where they will never decrease, because no thief can get to them, and no moth can destroy them.

Luke 12:39

And you can be sure that if the owner of a house knew the time when the thief would come, he would not let the thief break into his house.

Luke 18:22

When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “There is still one more thing you need to do. Sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; then come and follow me.”

Luke 18:24

Jesus saw that he was sad and said, “How hard it is for rich people to enter the Kingdom of God!

1 Timothy 6:17

Command those who are rich in the things of this life not to be proud, but to place their hope, not in such an uncertain thing as riches, but in God, who generously gives us everything for our enjoyment.

Hebrews 13:5

Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, “I will never leave you; I will never abandon you.”