Matthew 7:26 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

And every person who hears these words of mine but does not obey them will be like the foolish person who built his house on [a foundation of] sand.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not do them will be like a stupid (foolish) man who built his house upon the sand.

American Standard Version (1901)

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:

Common English Bible

But everybody who hears these words of mine and doesn’t put them into practice will be like a fool who built a house on sand.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them shall be like a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And every one that heareth these my words, and doth them not, shall be like a foolish man that built his house upon the sand,

Matthew 7:26 Cross References

Matthew 7:24

“Every person therefore, who hears these words of mine and obeys them will be like the sensible person who built his house on a [foundation of] rock.

Matthew 7:25

The [heavy] rains came down and the flood waters rose and the winds blew and beat down on that house, but it did not collapse, for it was [built] on a foundation of rock.

Matthew 7:27

And the [heavy] rains came down and the flood waters rose and the winds blew and struck against that house [until] it collapsed with a terrible crash.”

Luke 6:49

But the person who hears [my words] and does not obey them is like a man who built a house on the ground, without a foundation. [When] the river pounded against it, immediately it collapsed and the destruction of that house was complete.”

James 2:20

But will you acknowledge, you foolish person, that faith without [good] deeds is useless?