Matthew 7:26 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

Job 22:16

Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream:

Proverbs 14:1

Every wise woman buildeth her house: But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.

Jeremiah 8:9

The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what manner of wisdom is in them?

Matthew 7:24

Every one therefore which heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, which built his house upon the rock:

Matthew 7:25

and 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 the rock.

Matthew 7:27

and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall thereof.

Luke 6:49

But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream brake, and straightway it fell in; and the ruin of that house was great.

James 2:20

But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is barren?

1 Samuel 2:30

Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.