Matthew 6:19

Lay not up for yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust spoil, and where thieves dig through and steal.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 mayest not be seen by men as a faster, but by thy Father who is in secret: and thy Father who seeth in secret, will recompense thee.

20But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where no moth and no rust can spoil, and no thieves dig through nor steal.

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Cross References

Luke 12:21Such is he that layeth up treasures for himself, and is not rich in 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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