26And 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;


In Context

23 and then will I avow unto them, I never knew you. Depart from me, workers of lawlessness.

24 Whoever therefore hears these my words and does them, I will liken him to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock;

25 and the rain came down, and the streams came, and the winds blew and fell upon that house, and it did not fall, for it had been founded upon the rock.

26 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;

27 and the rain came down, and the streams came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, and it fell, and its fall was great.

28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these words, the crowds were astonished at his doctrine,

Matthew 7:26 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:26And 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:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:26But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:26And every one that heareth these my words, and doth them not, shall be like a foolish man that built his house upon the sand,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:26And 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:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:26And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:26And 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:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:26Everyone who hears these words of mine, and doesn't do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:26'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;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:26And every one that hears these sayings of mine, and does them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, which built his house on the sand: