Matthew 7:26

Matthew chapter 7 · verse 26 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

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:

King James Version · 1611

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:

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:

v.25and 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.

v.26This passage

v.27and 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.

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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 put to shame, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of Jehovah; and what manner of wisdom is in them?
James 2:20
But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is barren?
1 Samuel 2:30
Therefore Jehovah, 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 Jehovah saith, Be it far from me; for them that honor me I will honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
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.