Matthew 6:19

Legacy Standard Bible

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

Cross References

Job 24:16

“In the dark they dig into houses; They shut themselves up by day; They do not know the light.

Job 31:24

¶“If I have put my confidence in gold, And called fine gold my trust,

Psalm 39:6

“Surely every man walks about as a shadow; Surely they make an uproar in vain; He piles up riches and does not know who will gather them.

Psalm 62:10

Do not trust in oppression And do not put vain hope in robbery; If riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

Exodus 22:2

“If the thief is caught while breaking in and is struck so that he dies, there will be no bloodguiltiness on his account.

Proverbs 11:4

Wealth will not profit in the day of wrath, But righteousness will deliver from death.

Proverbs 16:16

How much better it is to acquire wisdom than fine gold! And to acquire understanding is to be chosen above silver.

Ecclesiastes 2:26

For to a man who is good before Him, He has given wisdom and knowledge and gladness, while to the sinner He has given the endeavor of gathering and collecting so that he may give to one who is good before God. This too is vanity and striving after wind.

Zephaniah 1:18

Neither their silver nor their gold Will be able to deliver them On the day of the fury of Yahweh; And all the earth will be devoured In the fire of His jealousy, For He will make a complete destruction, Indeed a terrifying one, Of all the inhabitants of the earth.

Matthew 19:21

Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

Matthew 6:20

But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal;

Luke 12:21

So is the one who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”

Luke 12:33

“Sell your possessions and give it as charity; make yourselves money belts which do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor moth destroys.

Luke 12:39

“But be sure of this, that if the head of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have allowed his house to be broken into.

Luke 18:22

And when Jesus heard this, He said to him, “One thing you still lack: sell all that you possess and distribute it to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven. And come, follow Me.”

Luke 18:24

And Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!

1 Timothy 6:17

Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty or to set their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.

Hebrews 13:5

Make sure that your way of life is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,”