Matthew 6:19

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Matthew 6:19

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

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 forsake you,”

Luke 12:21

So is the man who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”

1 Timothy 6:17

Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy.

Job 31:24

“If I have put my confidence in gold,
And called fine gold my trust,

Psalm 39:6

“Surely every man walks about as a phantom;
Surely they 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 hope in robbery;
If riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

Proverbs 11:4

Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,
But righteousness delivers 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.

Proverbs 23:4-5

Do not weary yourself to gain wealth,
Cease from your consideration of it.

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 vanity and striving after wind.

Ecclesiastes 5:10-14

He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves abundance with its income. This too is vanity.

Zephaniah 1:18

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

Matthew 19:21

Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

Luke 12:33

“Sell your possessions and give to charity; make yourselves money belts which do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor moth destroys.

Luke 18:22

When Jesus heard this, He said to him, “One thing you still lack; sell all that you possess and distribute it to the poor, and you shall 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 6:8-10

If we have food and covering, with these we shall be content.

James 5:1-3

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you.

1 John 2:15-16

Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

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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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“If I have put my confidence in gold,
And called fine gold my trust,

“Surely every man walks about as a phantom;
Surely they make an uproar for nothing;
He amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.

Do not trust in oppression

And do not vainly hope in robbery;
If riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

Riches do not profit in the day of wrath,

But righteousness delivers from death.

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

When you set your eyes on it, it is gone.

For wealth certainly makes itself wings
Like an eagle that flies toward the heavens.

He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves abundance with its income. This too is vanity.

So is the man who stores up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”

And Jesus looked at him and said, “How hard it is for those who are wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!

If we have food and covering, with these we shall be content.

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 forsake you,”

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you.

Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.