Luke 14:29

KJV1611 – Modern English

Lest perhaps, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all who see it 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, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?

  • Luke 14:27-28
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    27And whoever does not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

    28For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it?

  • Luke 6:48-49
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    48He is like a man who built a house, and dug deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.

    49But he that hears, and does not, is like a man who without a foundation built a house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.

  • 1 Cor 3:10-12
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    10According to the grace of God which is given to me, as a wise master builder, I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let every man be careful how he builds on it.

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

    12Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw;

  • Matt 7:24-27
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    24Therefore whoever hears these sayings of mine and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock.

    25And the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.

    26And everyone who hears these sayings of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

    27And the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.

  • Gen 11:4
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    4And they said, Come, let us build a city and a tower whose top may reach to heaven, and let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth.

  • Mark 15:29
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    29And those who passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, you who destroy the temple, and build it in three days,

  • 1 Cor 10:12
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    12Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.

  • Mark 13:2
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    2And Jesus, answering, said to him, See these great buildings? There shall not be one stone left upon another, which shall not be thrown down.

  • Ps 127:1
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    1Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain; unless the LORD keeps the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.

  • Luke 12:17-18
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    17And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room to store my crops?

    18And he said, This is what I will do: I will pull down my barns, and build larger ones; and there I will store all my crops and my goods.

  • Jer 22:13-14
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    13Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms by injustice; who uses his neighbor’s service without wages, and gives him nothing for his work;

    14Who says, I will build myself a wide house and large rooms, and cuts him out windows; and it is paneled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

  • 2 Cor 9:4
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    4Lest if those of Macedonia come with me and find you unprepared, we (not to say you) should be ashamed of this same confident boasting.

  • Ezek 13:12
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    12Surely, when the wall has fallen, will it not be said to you, 'Where is the daubing with which you have daubed it?'

  • 1 Cor 3:14
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    14If anyone's work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward.

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

  • Eccl 10:18
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    18By much slothfulness the building decays; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

  • Luke 20:17
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    17And he looked at them, and said, What is this then that is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same has become the cornerstone?

  • Luke 6:39
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    39And he spoke a parable to them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?

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

  • Prov 17:5
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    5Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker, and he who is glad at calamity shall not go unpunished.

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

  • Prov 14:1
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    1Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish tears it down with her hands.

  • Luke 12:21
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    21So is he that lays 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 builds his house like a moth, and like a booth that a keeper makes.

  • Matt 24:2
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    2And Jesus said to them, Do you not see all these things? Truly I say to you, not one stone will be left here upon another that will not be thrown down.

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

  • Job 3:14
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    14With kings and counselors of the earth, who built ruins for themselves;

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

  • Luke 14:33
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    33So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be my disciple.

  • Deut 8:12
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    12Lest when you have eaten and are full, and have built beautiful houses, and dwelt therein;

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

  • Heb 4:11
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    11Let us therefore labor to enter into that rest, lest anyone fall after the same example of unbelief.

  • Luke 14:7
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    7And he put forth a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best places; saying to 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 plaster the house.

  • Isa 28:22
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    22Now therefore do not be mockers, lest your bonds be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.

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

  • Mark 12:10
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    10Have you not read this scripture: 'The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone: