12 Bible Verses about Moths
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“Do not store up for yourselves [material] treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in and steal;
‘How much more [will He blame and charge] those who dwell in houses (bodies) of clay,
Whose foundations are in the dust,
Who are crushed like a moth.
While I waste away like a rotten thing,
Like a garment that is moth-eaten.
“He builds his house like a spider’s web,
Like a (temporary) hut which a watchman makes.
In fact, the Lord God helps Me;
Who is he who condemns Me [as guilty]?
Indeed, they will all wear out like a garment;
The moth will eat them.
Therefore I am like a moth to Ephraim
And like dry rot to the house of Judah [in My judgment against them].
“Do not store up for yourselves [material] treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
“For the moth will eat them like a garment,
And the worm will eat them like wool.
But My righteousness and justice [faithfully promised] will exist forever,
And My salvation to all generations.”
“With rebukes You discipline man for sin;
You consume like a moth what is precious to him;
Surely every man is a mere breath [a wisp of smoke, a vapor that vanishes]. Selah.
But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in and steal;
“Sell your possessions (show compassion) and give [donations] to the poor. Provide money belts for yourselves that do not wear out, an unfailing and inexhaustible treasure in the heavens, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
From Thematic Bible
Insects » Locusts » Moths
‘How much more [will He blame and charge] those who dwell in houses (bodies) of clay,
Whose foundations are in the dust,
Who are crushed like a moth.
“He builds his house like a spider’s web,
Like a (temporary) hut which a watchman makes.
In fact, the Lord God helps Me;
Who is he who condemns Me [as guilty]?
Indeed, they will all wear out like a garment;
The moth will eat them.
While I waste away like a rotten thing,
Like a garment that is moth-eaten.
Moths » Illustrative » (eating a garment,) of God's judgments
In fact, the Lord God helps Me;
Who is he who condemns Me [as guilty]?
Indeed, they will all wear out like a garment;
The moth will eat them.
“For the moth will eat them like a garment,
And the worm will eat them like wool.
But My righteousness and justice [faithfully promised] will exist forever,
And My salvation to all generations.”
Moths » Destructive to garments
Moths » Illustrative » Of God in the execution of his judgments
Therefore I am like a moth to Ephraim
And like dry rot to the house of Judah [in My judgment against them].
Moths » Illustrative » (making its house in garments,) of man's folly in providing earthly things
“He builds his house like a spider’s web,
Like a (temporary) hut which a watchman makes.
Moths » Illustrative » (garments eaten by,) of those who have suffered severe judgments
While I waste away like a rotten thing,
Like a garment that is moth-eaten.
Moths » Destroyed by the slightest touch
‘How much more [will He blame and charge] those who dwell in houses (bodies) of clay,
Whose foundations are in the dust,
Who are crushed like a moth.
