They were snatched away before their time; their foundation was washed away by a flood.
Matthew 7:26 - New Revised Standard Version And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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, |
They were snatched away before their time; their foundation was washed away by a flood.
The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish tears it down with her own hands.
The wise shall be put to shame, they shall be dismayed and taken; since they have rejected the word of the Lord, what wisdom is in them?
“Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.
The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on rock.
The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its fall!”
But the one who hears and does not act is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the river burst against it, immediately it fell, and great was the ruin of that house.”
Do you want to be shown, you senseless person, that faith apart from works is barren?
Therefore the Lord the God of Israel declares: ‘I promised that your family and the family of your ancestor should go in and out before me forever’; but now the Lord declares: ‘Far be it from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be treated with contempt.