“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:”
King James Version (KJV)
7:24 #Luke 6:47|.
Mt 7:26 Heareth these sayings . . . and doeth them not. The hearer who obeys not is likened to the foolish man who built his house on the sand. Every one knows how transitory and shifting is a sandy foundation. Whole towns on the Missouri or lower Mississippi have been undermined and gone into the vortex because they were built upon the sand. So will fall the disobedient.
And euery one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall bee likened vnto a foolish man, which built his house vpon the sand:
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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:
- American Standard Version (1901)
And everyone to whom my words come and who does them not, will be like a foolish man who made his house on sand;
- Basic English Bible
And every one who hears these my words and does not do them, he shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand;
- Darby Bible
And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:
- Webster's Bible
And every one who hears these my teachings and does not act upon them will be found to resemble a fool who builds his house upon sand.
- Weymouth Bible
Everyone who hears these words of mine, and doesn't do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.
- World English Bible
And euery man that herith these my wordis, and doith hem not, is lijk to a fool, that hath bildid his hous on grauel.
- Wycliffe Bible
`And every one who is hearing of me these words, and is not doing them, shall be likened to a foolish man who built his house upon the sand;
- Youngs Literal Bible