Luke 14:29

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,

Additional Resources

Other Translations

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Luke 14:30-31
    2 verses
    91%

    30saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’

    31Or what king, going to war against another king, will not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to face the one coming against him with twenty thousand?

  • Luke 14:27-28
    2 verses
    85%

    27And whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.

    28For which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it?

  • Luke 6:48-49
    2 verses
    72%

    48They are like a person building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.

    49But 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, the house immediately fell, and its destruction was great.

  • 1 Cor 3:10-12
    3 verses
    71%

    10According to the grace God has given me, like a wise master builder, I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each one should be careful how they build.

    11For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.

    12If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,

  • Matt 7:24-27
    4 verses
    71%

    24Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

    25The rain came down, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.

    26And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

    27The rain came down, the rivers rose, and the winds blew and struck against that house, and it collapsed with a great crash.

  • Gen 11:4
    70%

    4Then they said, "Come, let us build a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered over the face of the whole earth."

  • Mark 15:29
    69%

    29Those who passed by were hurling insults at Him, shaking their heads and saying, 'Aha! You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days,

  • 1 Cor 10:12
    69%

    12So then, let the one who thinks he is standing be careful that he does not fall.

  • Mark 13:2
    69%

    2Jesus replied, 'Do you see these great buildings? Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.'

  • Ps 127:1
    69%

    1Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchmen stay awake in vain.

  • Luke 12:17-18
    2 verses
    68%

    17And he thought to himself, saying, 'What shall I do, for I have no place to store my crops?'

    18Then he said, 'This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and I will store all my grain and my goods there.

  • Jer 22:13-14
    2 verses
    68%

    13Woe to him who builds his house without righteousness and his upper rooms without justice, making his neighbor work for nothing and not paying him for his labor.

    14He says, 'I will build for myself a great house with spacious upper rooms,' cutting out large windows for it, paneling it with cedar, and painting it with vermilion.

  • 2 Cor 9:4
    68%

    4Otherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we would be ashamed—not to mention you—in this confidence of boasting.

  • Ezek 13:12
    68%

    12When the wall falls, people will ask you, ‘Where is the whitewash you applied?’

  • 1 Cor 3:14
    67%

    14If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward.

  • Neh 4:1
    67%

    1When Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the restoration of the walls of Jerusalem was advancing and that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry.

  • Eccl 10:18
    67%

    18Because of laziness, the roof sinks, and through idle hands, the house leaks.

  • Luke 20:17
    67%

    17But Jesus looked at them and said, 'Then what is this that is written: "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone"?'

  • Luke 6:39
    67%

    39He also told them a parable: "Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into a pit?"

  • Acts 13:40
    67%

    40So beware that what is spoken of in the prophets does not come upon you:

  • Prov 17:5
    67%

    5Whoever mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.

  • Ezra 5:16
    67%

    16Then this Sheshbazzar came and laid the foundations of the house of God in Jerusalem. And from that time until now, it has been under construction and is not yet completed.

  • Prov 14:1
    67%

    1Wise women build their homes, but foolish ones tear theirs down with their own hands.

  • Luke 12:21
    67%

    21So it is with one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.

  • Mark 13:36
    67%

    36Otherwise, when he comes suddenly, he may find you sleeping.

  • Job 27:18
    67%

    18He builds his house like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut made by a watchman.

  • Matt 24:2
    66%

    2Jesus said to them, 'Do you see all these things? Truly, I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.'

  • Luke 21:6
    66%

    6‘As for these things you see, days are coming when not one stone will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.’

  • Job 3:14
    66%

    14With kings and counselors of the earth who built ruins for themselves.

  • Gal 6:7
    66%

    7Do not be deceived: God is not mocked. For whatever a person sows, that they will also reap.

  • Luke 14:33
    66%

    33In the same way, any one of you who does not give up all his possessions cannot be my disciple.

  • Deut 8:12
    66%

    12Otherwise, when you have eaten and are satisfied, and have built fine houses and settled in them,

  • Mark 13:15
    66%

    15Let the one who is on the rooftop not go down or enter the house to take anything out.

  • Heb 4:11
    66%

    11Let us then make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall into the same example of disobedience.

  • Luke 14:7
    66%

    7When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them this parable:

  • Lev 14:42
    66%

    42Then they shall take other stones to replace those removed and reapply the plaster over the house.

  • Isa 28:22
    66%

    22Now do not mock, or your chains will be even heavier, for I have heard from the Lord GOD of Hosts a decree of destruction against the whole land.

  • Eccl 9:14
    66%

    14There was a small city with a few men in it, and a great king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siegeworks around it.

  • Mark 12:10
    66%

    10Have you not read this Scripture: 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.'?