“Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth ¹  and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

biblegateway Mat 6:19

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

"Don't collect for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and consuming [insect] destroy and where thieves break in and steal,

biblegateway Mat 6:19

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

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

bibleoremus Mat 6:19

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

“DO NOT store up for yourselves treasure on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and thieves break in and steal;

biblegateway Mat 6:19

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

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

biblegateway Mat 6:19

“Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth ¹  and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.

¹ tn The term σής (shs) refers to moths in general. It is specifically the larvae of moths that destroy clothing by eating holes in it (L&N 4.49; BDAG 922 s.v.). See Jas 5:2, which mentions “moth-eaten” clothing.