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Matthew 7:26

And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
Matthew 7:26 · King James Version

In other versions

  • And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:

    ASV

  • And everyone to whom my words come and who does them not, will be like a foolish man who made his house on sand;

    BBE

  • And every one who hears these my words and does not do them, he shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand;

    DBY

  • Everyone who hears these words of mine, and doesn't do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.

    WEB

  • `And every one who is hearing of me these words, and is not doing them, shall be likened to a foolish man who built his house upon the sand;

    YLT

  • And every one that hears these sayings of mine, and does them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

    ENG

  • And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:

    WBT

  • But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

    BSB

In context

24Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

25And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

26And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

27And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

28And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:

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