Matthew 6:19 KJV
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Matthew 6:19, King James Version
In: Bible verses about the love of money · Bible verses about saving money
In context
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:
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 Love 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 12:21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
- Proverbs 23:4 Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
- Proverbs 11:4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.