Matthew 7:26

KJV1611 – Modern English

And 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.

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  • Luke 6:49 : 49 But 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.
  • Jas 2:20 : 20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?
  • Jer 8:9 : 9 The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom is in them?
  • 1 Sam 2:30 : 30 Therefore the LORD God of Israel says, I did indeed say that your house, and the house of your father, should walk before me forever: but now the LORD says, Be it far from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
  • Prov 14:1 : 1 Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish tears it down with her hands.

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    19Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

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    22Many will say to me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in your name, and cast out devils in your name, and done many wonderful works in your name?'

    23And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you who practice iniquity.'

    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.

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