Matthew 6:19

King James Version (KJV)

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Translations

Matthew 6:19 - Amplified Bible

Do not gather {and} heap up {and} store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust {and} worm consume {and} destroy, and where thieves break through and steal.

Matthew 6:19 - American Standard Version

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal:

Matthew 6:19 - Bible in Basic English

Make no store of wealth for yourselves on earth, where it may be turned to dust by worms and weather, and where thieves may come in by force and take it away.

Matthew 6:19 - Darby Bible

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust spoils, and where thieves dig through and steal;

Matthew 6:19 - English Standard Version

"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,

Matthew 6:19 - King James Version

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Matthew 6:19 - La Biblia de las Americas

No os acumuléis tesoros en la tierra, donde la polilla y la herrumbre destruyen, y donde ladrones penetran y roban;

Matthew 6:19 - The Message

"Don’t hoard treasure down here where it gets eaten by moths and corroded by rust or—worse!—stolen by burglars. Stockpile treasure in heaven, where it’s safe from moth and rust and burglars. It’s obvious, isn’t it? The place where your treasure is, is the place you will most want to be, and end up being.

Matthew 6:19 - New American Standard Bible

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

Matthew 6:19 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

"No acumulen para sì tesoros en la tierra, donde la polilla y la herrumbre destruyen, y donde ladrones penetran y roban;

Matthew 6:19 - World English Bible

"Don`t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;

Matthew 6:19 - Young's Living Translation

`Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal,

Matthew 6:19 - Additional Comments

Regarding God's word on money, see note in 2 Cor 8:4.
Actually, this passage refers to much more than money. This talks about what you spend your time and passions on, the things that last or the things that don't.
See the poem "God's Eternal Ink".
Much of these wrong attitudes relate to valuing the praise of men rather than God, and worrying what people think of you.
Much of these wrong attitudes also result from valuing yourself over others.
1 John 2:15-16 sums up the things of the world.
Consider the things that last - every attitude or action that results in eternal value. 1 Cor 10:31 asks us to do everything for the glory of God. But this is different, because not everything results in treasures in heaven.
Isn't it interesting that those who choose the things of this world for their pleasure, instead of the things of heaven, wind up poor and pitiful? Without the things of heaven, the things of this world cannot satisfy, even in this world!
Yet, what man does not have special things in this world? What man who loses his possessions in a flood or fire does not anguish over them, and some things in particular? Or, when in prison or abroad miss certain special things?

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