KJV King James Version
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
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Matthew 6:19
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
WEB World English Bible
“Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;
ASV American Standard Version
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal :
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal,
Surrounding context — Matthew 6
16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΜὴG3361 · mēnotθησαυρίζετεG2343 · thēsaurizōto store upὑμῖνG4771 · suyouθησαυροὺςG2344 · thēsaurostreasureἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoγῆς,G1093 · gēearth: planetὅπουG3699 · hopouwhere(-ever)σὴςG4597 · sēsmothκαὶG2532 · kaiandβρῶσιςG1035 · brōsiseatingἀφανίζειG853 · aphanizōto destroyκαὶG2532 · kaiandὅπουG3699 · hopouwhere(-ever)κλέπταιG2812 · kleptēsthiefδιορύσσουσινG1358 · diorussōto break inκαὶG2532 · kaiandκλέπτουσιν·G2813 · kleptōto steal
Cross-references
Hebrews 13:5[Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.1 John 2:15-16Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.Luke 12:21So [is] he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.Proverbs 23:4-5Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.James 5:1-3Go to now, [ye] rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon [you].Proverbs 16:16How much better [is it] to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!Proverbs 11:4Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.1 Timothy 6:17Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;1 Timothy 6:8-10And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.Luke 18:22Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.Luke 12:33Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.Ecclesiastes 5:10-14He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this [is] also vanity.Zephaniah 1:18Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.Psalm 62:10Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart [upon them].Psalm 39:6Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up [riches], and knoweth not who shall gather them.Luke 18:24And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!Matthew 19:21Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go [and] sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come [and] follow me.Ecclesiastes 2:26For [God] giveth to a man that [is] good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to [him that is] good before God. This also [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.
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