Matthew 6:19-21

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Matthew 6 · Words of Christ are set in red.

10 songs meet this passage

  • “no more countin' dollars, we'll be countin' stars”

    Counting Stars · OneRepublic

    resonates with Matthew 6:19-21

    The desire to trade money-counting for something higher echoes Jesus' call to store up treasure beyond earthly wealth, even if the song doesn't name what that treasure is.

  • “Money trees is the perfect place for shade”

    Money Trees (feat. Jay Rock) · Kendrick Lamar

    strains against Matthew 6:19-21

    The song's hope of shelter and dignity through wealth stands against Jesus's warning that earthly treasure cannot ultimately secure the heart.

  • “Ain't no blood on my money, ain't no Twitter in Heaven”

    Blessings (feat. Jamila Woods) · Chance the Rapper

    resonates with Matthew 6:19-21

    Distinguishing worldly wealth and status from lasting treasure reflects Jesus' teaching on where true value lies.

  • “All that glitters is gold”

    Stairway to Heaven · Led Zeppelin

    strains against Matthew 6:19-21

    The lady's confidence that wealth can purchase heaven directly contrasts Jesus's warning not to store up treasures on earth as a substitute for treasure in heaven.

  • Simple Man · Lynyrd Skynyrd

    strains against Matthew 6:19-21

    Jesus locates true treasure in heaven, not within the self; the song's turn inward is close to but not quite this fuller promise.

  • “Uranium ore's worth more than gold”

    Uranium Fever (Remastered) · Elton Britt

    strains against Matthew 6:19-21

    The singer's fevered chase for buried treasure stands opposite Jesus' call to store up treasure that doesn't rust or get staked by someone else.

  • “Maserati, SUV, Bentley, Ferrari”

    ich zahle gar nix · Haftbefehl

    strains against Matthew 6:19-21

    The song piles up earthly treasure as the whole point of life, the opposite of Jesus' call to store treasure elsewhere.

  • Where the Streets Have No Name (New Edit U218) · U2

    strains against Matthew 6:19-20

    The image of decay contrasts with Jesus' teaching to store up treasures where rust and moth cannot destroy, pointing toward something more lasting.

  • “we just pray for cars”

    Starboy (feat. Daft Punk) · The Weeknd

    strains against Matthew 6:21

    The song names its own treasure outright, and it isn't God; Jesus says that treasure reveals where the heart actually lives.

  • “And where you invest your love, you invest your life”

    Awake My Soul · Mumford & Sons

    resonates with Matthew 6:21

    This is almost a direct paraphrase of Jesus' teaching that the heart follows whatever it treasures.

Each reading weighs one song’s words against Scripture. It is AI-assisted and can be wrong; open a song to see its whole reading and decide for yourself.

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