Bible Verses About Earthly Rewards
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for earthly rewards, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,915 votes, led by Matthew 6:19-21. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Earthly Rewards
Matthew 6:19-21172 votes
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Colossians 3:23-24116 votes
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Matthew 6:1-4111 votes
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
Matthew 5:12110 votes
Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
1 Corinthians 3:12-15105 votes
Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
Hebrews 11:24-2689 votes
By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter;
1 Timothy 6:17-1979 votes
Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
Luke 14:12-1476 votes
Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
Matthew 19:2964 votes
And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
Proverbs 11:1862 votes
The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
Luke 6:3557 votes
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
2 Corinthians 5:1053 votes
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
Revelation 22:1252 votes
And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
Matthew 19:2150 votes
Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
Luke 12:33-3444 votes
Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
Luke 6:24-2541 votes
But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
Proverbs 23:4-540 votes
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.
Matthew 16:2637 votes
For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Proverbs 11:432 votes
Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Mark 10:29-3132 votes
And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel’s,
1 Timothy 6:9-1030 votes
But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
1 Corinthians 9:24-2528 votes
Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
James 1:1225 votes
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
James 4:13-1625 votes
Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
2 Timothy 4:7-824 votes
I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:
What does the Bible say about earthly rewards?
Readers most often cite Matthew 6:19-21 on the subject of earthly rewards. Across 1,915 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Colossians 3:23-24, Matthew 6:1-4, Matthew 5:12. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.