11 translations · Greek
Matthew 6:19
“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 in 11 translations
- WEB 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;
- KJV King James Version
- Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal:
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- Do not treasure up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Don't pile up wealth here on earth where moths and rust ruin it, and where thieves break in and steal it.
- YLT 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,
- DBY Darby Translation
- Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust spoils, and where thieves dig through and steal;
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- “Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Lay not up to yourselves treasures on earth: where the rust, and moth consume, and where thieves break through and steal.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Μὴ | Mē | [Do] not | G3361 μή not |
| θησαυρίζετε | thēsaurizete | store up | G2343 θησαυρίζω to store up |
| ὑμῖν | hymin | for yourselves | G4771 σύ you |
| θησαυροὺς | thēsaurous | treasures | G2344 θησαυρός treasure |
| ἐπὶ | epi | on | G1909 ἐπί upon/to/against |
| τῆς | tēs | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| γῆς | gēs | earth | G1093 γῆ earth: planet |
| ὅπου | hopou | where | G3699 ὅπου where(-ever) |
| σὴς | sēs | moth | G4597 σής moth |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| βρῶσις | brōsis | rust | G1035 βρῶσις eating |
| ἀφανίζει | aphanizei | destroy | G853 ἀφανίζω to destroy |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ὅπου | hopou | where | G3699 ὅπου where(-ever) |
| κλέπται | kleptai | thieves | G2812 κλέπτης thief |
| διορύσσουσιν | dioryssousin | break in | G1358 διορύσσω to break in |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| κλέπτουσιν | kleptousin | steal | G2813 κλέπτω to steal |
Related verses
- Hebrews 13:5
Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”
- 1 John 2:15–16
Don’t love the world or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s.
- Luke 12:21
So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”
- Proverbs 23:4–5
Don’t weary yourself to be rich. In your wisdom, show restraint. Why do you set your eyes on that which is not? For it certainly sprouts wings like an eagle and flies in the sky.
- Proverbs 11:4
Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
- James 5:1–3
Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming on you. Your riches are corrupted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and your silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be for a testimony against you, and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up your treasure in the last days.
- Proverbs 16:16
How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.
- 1 Timothy 6:8–10
But having food and clothing, we will be content with that. But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction. For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
- 1 Timothy 6:17
Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;
- Luke 18:22
When Jesus heard these things, he said to him, “You still lack one thing. Sell all that you have, and distribute it to the poor. You will have treasure in heaven. Come, follow me.”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
17 But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face;
18 so that you are not seen by men to be fasting, but by your Father who is in secret, and your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you.
19 “Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;
20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consume, and where thieves don’t break through and steal;
21 for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Read all of Matthew 6 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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