12 Bible Verses about Moths
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“Don’t collect for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But collect for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves don’t break in and steal.
how much more those who dwell in clay houses,
whose foundation is in the dust,
who are crushed like a moth!
Man wears out like something rotten,
like a moth-eaten garment.
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The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon
or a booth set up by a watchman.
In truth, the Lord God will help Me;
who will condemn Me?
Indeed, all of them will wear out like a garment;
a moth will devour them.
“Don’t collect for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal.
For the moth will devour them like a garment,
and the worm will eat them like wool.
But My righteousness will last forever,
and My salvation for all generations.
You discipline a man with punishment for sin,
consuming like a moth what is precious to him;
every man is only a vapor.Selah
But collect for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves don’t break in and steal.
Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Make money-bags for yourselves that won’t grow old, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
From Thematic Bible
Insects » Locusts » Moths
whose foundation is in the dust,
who are crushed like a moth!
or a booth set up by a watchman.
who will condemn Me?
Indeed, all of them will wear out like a garment;
a moth will devour them.
like a moth-eaten garment.
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Moths » Illustrative » (eating a garment,) of God's judgments
who will condemn Me?
Indeed, all of them will wear out like a garment;
a moth will devour them.
and the worm will eat them like wool.
But My righteousness will last forever,
and My salvation for all generations.
Moths » Destructive to garments
Moths » Illustrative » Of God in the execution of his judgments
Moths » Illustrative » (making its house in garments,) of man's folly in providing earthly things
or a booth set up by a watchman.
Moths » Illustrative » (garments eaten by,) of those who have suffered severe judgments
like a moth-eaten garment.
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Moths » Destroyed by the slightest touch
whose foundation is in the dust,
who are crushed like a moth!
