Matthew 6:19

New American Standard Bible 2020

“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 darkness 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

“Certainly every person walks around as a fleeting shadow; They certainly make an uproar for nothing; He amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.

Psalm 62:10

Do not trust in oppression, And do not vainly rely on robbery; If wealth increases, do not set your heart on it.

Exodus 22:2

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

Proverbs 11:4

Riches do not benefit on the day of wrath, But righteousness rescues from death.

Proverbs 16:16

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

Ecclesiastes 2:26

For to a person who is good in His sight, He has given wisdom and knowledge and joy, while to the sinner He has given the task of gathering and collecting so that he may give to one who is good in God’s sight. This too is futility and striving after wind.

Zephaniah 1:18

Neither their silver nor their gold Will be able to save them On the day of the Lord’s anger; And all the earth will be devoured By the fire of His jealousy, For He will make a complete end, Indeed a horrifying one, Of all the inhabitants of the earth.

Matthew 19:21

Jesus said to him, “If you want 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

Such is the one who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich in relation to God.”

Luke 12:33

“Sell your possessions and give to charity; make yourselves money belts that do not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor does a moth destroy.

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

Now when Jesus heard this, He said to him, “One thing you still lack; sell all that you possess and distribute the money to the poor, and you will 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

Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited 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 character 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 abandon you,”