Matthew 6:19

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Matthew 6:19

“Don’t collect for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

Hebrews 13:5

Your life should be free from the love of money. Be satisfied with what you have, for He Himself has said, I will never leave you or forsake you.

Luke 12:21

“That’s how it is with the one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”

1 Timothy 6:17

Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be arrogant or to set their hope on the uncertainty of wealth, but on God, who richly provides us with all things to enjoy.

Job 31:24

If I placed my confidence in gold
or called fine gold my trust,

Psalm 39:6

“Certainly, man walks about like a mere shadow.
Indeed, they frantically rush around in vain,
gathering possessions
without knowing who will get them.

Psalm 62:10

Place no trust in oppression,
or false hope in robbery.
If wealth increases,
pay no attention to it.

Proverbs 11:4

Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath,
but righteousness rescues from death.

Proverbs 16:16

Get wisdom—
how much better it is than gold!
And get understanding—
it is preferable to silver.

Proverbs 23:4-5

Don’t wear yourself out to get rich;
stop giving your attention to it.

For to the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner He gives the task of gathering and accumulating in order to give to the one who is pleasing in God’s sight. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

Ecclesiastes 5:10-14

The one who loves money is never satisfied with money, and whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with income. This too is futile.

Zephaniah 1:18

Their silver and their gold
will not be able to rescue them
on the day of the Lord’s wrath.
The whole earth will be consumed
by the fire of His jealousy.
For He will make a complete,
yes, a horrifying end
of all the inhabitants of the earth.

Matthew 19:21

“If you want to be perfect,” Jesus said to him, “go, sell your belongings and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

Luke 12:33

Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.

Luke 18:22

When Jesus heard this, He told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell all that you have and distribute it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

Luke 18:24

Seeing that he became sad, Jesus said, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!

1 Timothy 6:8-10

But if we have food and clothing,
we will be content with these.

James 5:1-3

Come now, you rich people! Weep and wail over the miseries that are coming on you.

1 John 2:15-16

Do not love the world or the things that belong to the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in him.

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Summary

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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General references

If I placed my confidence in gold
or called fine gold my trust,

“Certainly, man walks about like a mere shadow.
Indeed, they frantically rush around in vain,
gathering possessions
without knowing who will get them.

Place no trust in oppression,
or false hope in robbery.
If wealth increases,
pay no attention to it.

Wealth is not profitable on a day of wrath,
but righteousness rescues from death.

Get wisdom—
how much better it is than gold!
And get understanding—
it is preferable to silver.

As soon as your eyes fly to it, it disappears,
for it makes wings for itself
and flies like an eagle to the sky.

The one who loves money is never satisfied with money, and whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with income. This too is futile.

“That’s how it is with the one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.”

Seeing that he became sad, Jesus said, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!

But if we have food and clothing,
we will be content with these.

Your life should be free from the love of money. Be satisfied with what you have, for He Himself has said, I will never leave you or forsake you.

Come now, you rich people! Weep and wail over the miseries that are coming on you.

Do not love the world or the things that belong to the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in him.