Matthew 6:1-4
“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Matthew 6 · Words of Christ are set in red.
One song meets this passage
“covert narcissism I disguise as altruism”
Anti-Hero · Taylor Swift
strains against Matthew 6:1-4
Jesus warns against doing good for show; naming this pattern in herself is a rare moment of real self-exposure rather than denial.
Elsewhere in Matthew 6
- Matthew 6:5-6I Never Said That (RedWords)
- Matthew 6:9Like a Prayer · God is a woman
- Matthew 6:13Laying the Demon to Rest
- Matthew 6:14-15One
- Matthew 6:19-21Numb · Counting Stars · ich zahle gar nix
- Matthew 6:21Starboy (feat. Daft Punk) · Awake My Soul
- Matthew 6:24Juicy · In My Feelings · SICKO MODE · Gotta Serve Somebody · What You Want (feat. Total) · I Never Said That (RedWords)
- Matthew 6:25I Wanna Be Rich
- Matthew 6:25-26Million Little Miracles (feat. Joe L Barnes)
- Matthew 6:25-27Stressed Out
- Matthew 6:27Vienna · Mr. Brightside
- Matthew 6:28-30Jireh (feat. Mav City Gospel Choir)
- Matthew 6:31-33Prayin' for You
- Matthew 6:33slow down · In Your Way · MILLION DOLLAR BABY · Blessings (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) · Blessings (feat. Jamila Woods)
- Matthew 6:34Escapade