Matthew 6:19 Cross References

Matthew 6:19

19: "Don't store up treasures here on earth, where they can be eaten by moths and get rusty, and where thieves break in and steal.

Stay away from the love of money; be satisfied with what you have. For God has said, "I will never fail you. I will never forsake you."

Stop loving this evil world and all that it offers you, for when you love the world, you show that you do not have the love of the Father in you.
For the world offers only the lust for physical pleasure, the lust for everything we see, and pride in our possessions. These are not from the Father. They are from this evil world.

Look here, you rich people, weep and groan with anguish because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you.
Your wealth is rotting away, and your fine clothes are moth-eaten rags.
Your gold and silver have become worthless. The very wealth you were counting on will eat away your flesh in hell. This treasure you have accumulated will stand as evidence against you on the day of judgment.

"Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God."

So if we have enough food and clothing, let us be content.
But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
For the love of money is at the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

Tell those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which will soon be gone. But their trust should be in the living God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment.

"There is still one thing you lack," Jesus said. "Sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

"Sell what you have and give to those in need. This will store up treasure for you in heaven! And the purses of heaven have no holes in them. Your treasure will be safe--no thief can steal it and no moth can destroy it.

Riches won't help on the day of judgment, but right living is a safeguard against death.

Those who love money will never have enough. How absurd to think that wealth brings true happiness!
The more you have, the more people come to help you spend it. So what is the advantage of wealth--except perhaps to watch it run through your fingers!
People who work hard sleep well, whether they eat little or much. But the rich are always worrying and seldom get a good night's sleep.
There is another serious problem I have seen in the world. Riches are sometimes hoarded to the harm of the saver,
or they are put into risky investments that turn sour, and everything is lost. In the end, there is nothing left to pass on to one's children.

Jesus watched him go and then said to his disciples, "How hard it is for rich people to get into the Kingdom of God!

Your silver and gold will be of no use to you on that day of the LORD's anger. For the whole land will be devoured by the fire of his jealousy. He will make a terrifying end of all the people on earth.

We are merely moving shadows, and all our busy rushing ends in nothing. We heap up wealth for someone else to spend.

Jesus told him, "If you want to be perfect, go and sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me."

Don't try to get rich by extortion or robbery. And if your wealth increases, don't make it the center of your life.

God gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy to those who please him. But if a sinner becomes wealthy, God takes the wealth away and gives it to those who please him. Even this, however, is meaningless, like chasing the wind.

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