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

²⁶ 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

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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁶ 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)

²⁶ 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

²⁶ 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

²⁶ 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

²⁶ 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?