Matthew 6:19

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal:

American Standard Version

In The King James Version

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

In Context

18that thou be not seen of men to fast, but of thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father, who seeth in secret, shall recompense thee.

20but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth consume, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:

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Cross References

Job 31:24If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, [Thou art] my confidence;

Psalms 62:10Trust not in oppression, And become not vain in robbery: If riches increase, set not your heart [thereon].

Proverbs 16:16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.

Ecclesiastes 2:26For to the man that pleaseth him [God] giveth 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 pleaseth God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.

Zephaniah 1:18Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of Jehovah`s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he will make an end, yea, a terrible end, of all them that dwell in the land.

Luke 12:21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 6:17-19

The Sermon on the Mount. 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. We are here cautioned against hypocrisy in fasting, as before in almsgiving, and in… Read the whole commentary →

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