Matthew 7:26

Easy To Read Version

But the person that hears the things I teach and does not obey those things is like a foolish man. The foolish man built his house on sand.

Cross References

Job 22:16

Those evil people were destroyed\par before it was their time to die.\par They were washed away by the flood.\par

Proverbs 14:1

The wise woman uses her wisdom to make her home what it should be. But the foolish woman destroys her home by the foolish things she does.

Jeremiah 8:9

Those ‘wise people’ refused to listen\par to the Lord’s teachings.\par So they are not really wise people at all.\par Those ‘wise people’ were trapped.\par They became shocked and ashamed.\par

Matthew 7:24

“Every person that hears these things I say and obeys is like a wise man. The wise man built his house on rock.

Matthew 7:25

It rained hard and the water rose. The winds blew and hit that house. But the house did not fall, because the house was built on rock.

Matthew 7:27

It rained hard, the water rose, and the winds blew and hit that house. And the house fell with a loud noise.”

Luke 6:49

But the person that hears my words and does not obey is like a man that does not build his house on rock. When the floods come, the house falls down easily. And the house is completely destroyed.”

James 2:20

You foolish person! Must you be shown that faith that does nothing is worth nothing?

1 Samuel 2:30

“The Lord God of Israel promised that your father’s family would serve him forever. But now the Lord says this, ‘That will never be! I will honor people who honor me. But bad things will happen to people who refuse to respect me.