Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust does corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: Treasury of Scripture Job 31:24 If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, You are my confidence; Psalm 39:6 Surely every man walks in a vain show: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heaps up riches, and knows not who shall gather them. Psalm 62:10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart on them. Proverbs 11:4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivers from death. Proverbs 16:16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver! Proverbs 23:5 Will you set your eyes on that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven. Ecclesiastes 2:26 For God gives to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he gives travail... Ecclesiastes 5:10-14 He that loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loves abundance with increase: this is also vanity... Zephaniah 1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD's wrath... Luke 12:21 So is he that lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. Luke 18:24 And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! 1 Timothy 6:8-10,17 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content... Hebrews 13:5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as you have: for he has said, I will never leave you... James 5:1-3 Go to now, you rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come on you... 1 John 2:15,16 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...
Context Treasures in Heaven
19Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust does corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: 20But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust does corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: 21For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 22The light of the body is the eye: if therefore your eye be single, your whole body shall be full of light. 23But if your eye be evil, your whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in you be darkness, how great is that darkness! 24No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Lay not up to yourselves treasures on earth: where the rust, and moth consume, and where thieves break through and steal.
Darby Bible Translation
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust spoils, and where thieves dig through and steal;
King James Bible
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Young's Literal Translation
'Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal,
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