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Matthew 6

Matt. 6:19 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Lay
thesaurizo (Greek #2343)
to amass or reserve (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: lay up (treasure), (keep) in store, (heap) treasure (together, up).
Pronounce: thay-sow-rid'-zo
Origin: from 2344
not
me (Greek #3361)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
KJV usage: any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
Pronounce: may
Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial)
up
thesaurizo (Greek #2343)
to amass or reserve (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: lay up (treasure), (keep) in store, (heap) treasure (together, up).
Pronounce: thay-sow-rid'-zo
Origin: from 2344
for yourselves
humin (Greek #5213)
to (with or by) you
KJV usage: ye, you, your(-selves).
Pronounce: hoo-min'
Origin: irregular dative case of 5210
treasures
thesauros (Greek #2344)
a deposit, i.e. wealth (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: treasure.
Pronounce: thay-sow-ros'
Origin: from 5087
upon
epi (Greek #1909)
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
KJV usage: about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ep-ee'
Origin: a primary preposition
c earth
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
ge (Greek #1093)
soil; by extension a region, or the solid part or the whole of the terrene globe (including the occupants in each application)
KJV usage: country, earth(-ly), ground, land, world.
Pronounce: ghay
Origin: contracted from a primary word
, where
hopou (Greek #3699)
what(-ever) where, i.e. at whichever spot
KJV usage: in what place, where(-as, -soever), whither (+ soever).
Pronounce: hop'-oo
Origin: from 3739 and 4225
moth
ses (Greek #4597)
a moth
KJV usage: moth.
Pronounce: sace
Origin: apparently of Hebrew origin (05580)
and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
rust
brosis (Greek #1035)
(abstractly) eating (literally or figuratively); by extension (concretely) food (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: eating, food, meat.
Pronounce: bro'-sis
Origin: from the base of 977
doth corrupt
aphanizo (Greek #853)
to render unapparent, i.e. (actively) consume (becloud), or (passively) disappear (be destroyed)
KJV usage: corrupt, disfigure, perish, vanish away.
Pronounce: af-an-id'-zo
Origin: from 852
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
where
hopou (Greek #3699)
what(-ever) where, i.e. at whichever spot
KJV usage: in what place, where(-as, -soever), whither (+ soever).
Pronounce: hop'-oo
Origin: from 3739 and 4225
thieves
kleptes (Greek #2812)
a stealer (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: thief. Compare 3027.
Pronounce: klep'-tace
Origin: from 2813
break through
diorusso (Greek #1358)
to penetrate burglariously
KJV usage: break through (up).
Pronounce: dee-or-oos'-so
Origin: from 1223 and 3736
and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
steal
klepto (Greek #2813)
to filch
KJV usage: steal.
Pronounce: klep'-to
Origin: a primary verb
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Prov. 23:4• 4Weary not thyself to become rich; cease from thine own intelligence: (Prov. 23:4)
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Luke 18:24‑25• 24But when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, he said, How difficultly shall those who have riches enter into the kingdom of God;
 25for it is easier for a camel to enter through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. (Luke 18:24‑25)
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Heb. 13:5• 5Let your conversation be without love of money, satisfied with your present circumstances; for *he* has said, I will not leave thee, neither will I forsake thee. (Heb. 13:5)

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Cross References

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Job 31:24• 24If I have made gold my hope, or said to the fine gold, My confidence! (Job 31:24)
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Psa. 39:6• 6Verily, man walketh in a vain show; verily they are disquieted in vain; he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. (Psa. 39:6)
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Psa. 62:10• 10Put not confidence in oppression, and become not vain in robbery; if wealth increase, set not your heart upon it. (Psa. 62:10)
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Prov. 11:4• 4Wealth profiteth not in the day of wrath; but righteousness delivereth from death. (Prov. 11:4)
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Prov. 16:16• 16How much better is it to get wisdom than fine gold, and the getting of intelligence to be preferred to silver! (Prov. 16:16)
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Prov. 23:5• 5wilt thou set thine eyes upon it, it is gone; for indeed it maketh itself wings and it flieth away as an eagle towards the heavens. (Prov. 23:5)
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Eccl. 2:26• 26For he giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he giveth travail to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good in God's sight. This also is vanity and pursuit of the wind. (Eccl. 2:26)
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Eccl. 5:10‑14• 10He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver, nor he that loveth abundance with increase. This also is vanity.
 11When goods increase, they are increased that eat them; and what profit is there to the owner thereof, except the beholding of them with his eyes?
 12The sleep of the labourer is sweet, whether he have eaten little or much; but the fulness of the rich doth not suffer him to sleep.
 13There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt;
 14or those riches perish by some evil circumstance, and if he have begotten a son, there is nothing in his hand. (Eccl. 5:10‑14)
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Zeph. 1:18• 18their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them, in the day of Jehovah's wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for a full end, yea, a sudden end, shall he make of all them that dwell in the land. (Zeph. 1:18)
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Luke 12:21• 21Thus is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God. (Luke 12:21)
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Luke 18:24• 24But when Jesus saw that he became very sorrowful, he said, How difficultly shall those who have riches enter into the kingdom of God; (Luke 18:24)
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1 Tim. 6:8‑10,17• 8But having sustenance and covering, we will be content with these.
 9But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many unwise and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into destruction and ruin.
 10For the love of money is the root of every evil; which some having aspired after, have wandered from the faith, and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
 17Enjoin on those rich in the present age not to be high-minded, nor to trust on the uncertainty of riches; but in the God who affords us all things richly for our enjoyment; (1 Tim. 6:8‑10,17)
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Heb. 13:5• 5Let your conversation be without love of money, satisfied with your present circumstances; for *he* has said, I will not leave thee, neither will I forsake thee. (Heb. 13:5)
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James 5:1‑3• 1Go to now, ye rich, weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon you.
 2Your wealth is become rotten, and your garments moth-eaten.
 3Your gold and silver is eaten away, and their canker shall be for a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye have heaped up treasure in the last days. (James 5:1‑3)
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1 John 2:15‑16• 15Love not the world, nor the things in the world. If any one love the world, the love of the Father is not in him;
 16because all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. (1 John 2:15‑16)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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Lay not up for you treasures on the earth where moth and rust consume, and where thieves dig through and steal;