Luke 14:29

American Standard Version (1901)

Lest haply, when he hath laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, all that behold begin to mock him,

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  • Luke 14:30-31
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    30saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

    31Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

  • Luke 14:27-28
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    27Whosoever doth not bear his own cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

    28For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have [wherewith] to complete it?

  • Luke 6:48-49
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    48he is like a man building a house, who digged and went deep, and laid a foundation upon the rock: and when a flood arose, the stream brake against that house, and could not shake it: because it had been well builded.

    49But 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.

  • 1 Cor 3:10-12
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    10According to the grace of God which was given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder I laid a foundation; and another buildeth thereon. But let each man take heed how he buildeth thereon.

    11For other foundation can no man lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

    12But if any man buildeth on the foundation gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, stubble;

  • Matt 7:24-27
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    24Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock:

    25and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and if fell not: for it was founded upon the rock.

    26And 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:

    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.

  • Gen 11:4
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    4And they said, Come, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top [may reach] unto heaven, and let us make us a name; lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.

  • Mark 15:29
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    29And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ha! Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,

  • 1 Cor 10:12
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    12Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

  • Mark 13:2
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    2And Jesus said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left here one stone upon another, which shall not be thrown down.

  • Ps 127:1
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    1[A Song of Ascents; of Solomon]. Except Jehovah build the house, They labor in vain that build it: Except Jehovah keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain.

  • Luke 12:17-18
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    17and he reasoned within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have not where to bestow my fruits?

    18And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my grain and my goods.

  • Jer 22:13-14
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    13Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by injustice; that useth his neighbor's service without wages, and giveth him not his hire;

    14that saith, I will build me a wide house and spacious chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

  • 2 Cor 9:4
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    4lest by any means, if there come with me any of Macedonia and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be put to shame in this confidence.

  • Ezek 13:12
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    12Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?

  • 1 Cor 3:14
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    14If any man's work shall abide which he built thereon, he shall receive a reward.

  • Neh 4:1
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    1But it came to pass that, when Sanballat heard that we were building the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and mocked the Jews.

  • Eccl 10:18
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    18By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

  • Luke 20:17
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    17But he looked upon them, and said, What then is this that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner?

  • Luke 6:39
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    39And he spake also a parable unto them, Can the blind guide the blind? shall they not both fall into a pit?

  • Acts 13:40
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    40Beware therefore, lest that come upon [you] which is spoken in the prophets:

  • Prov 17:5
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    5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; [And] he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

  • Ezra 5:16
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    16Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundations of the house of God which is in Jerusalem: and since that time even until now hath it been in building, and yet it is not completed.

  • Prov 14:1
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    1Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.

  • Luke 12:21
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    21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

  • Mark 13:36
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    36lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.

  • Job 27:18
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    18He buildeth his house as the moth, And as a booth which the keeper maketh.

  • Matt 24:2
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    2But he answered and said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

  • Luke 21:6
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    6As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in which there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

  • Job 3:14
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    14With kings and counsellors of the earth, Who built up waste places for themselves;

  • Gal 6:7
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    7Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

  • Luke 14:33
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    33So therefore whosoever he be of you that renounceth not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

  • Deut 8:12
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    12lest, when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;

  • Mark 13:15
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    15and let him that is on the housetop not go down, nor enter in, to take anything out of his house:

  • Heb 4:11
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    11Let us therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, that no man fall after the same example of disobedience.

  • Luke 14:7
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    7And he spake a parable unto those that were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief seats; saying unto them,

  • Lev 14:42
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    42and they shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those stones; and he shall take other mortar, and shall plaster the house.

  • Isa 28:22
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    22Now therefore be ye not scoffers, lest your bonds be made strong; for a decree of destruction have I heard from the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, upon the whole earth.

  • Eccl 9:14
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    14There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it.

  • Mark 12:10
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    10Have ye not read even this scripture: The stone which the builders rejected, The same was made the head of the corner;