24"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.


In Context

21 "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

22 Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?'

23 Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'

24 "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

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

26 But 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.

Matthew 7:24 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:24Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:24Every one therefore that heareth these my words, and doth them, shall be likened to a wise man that built his house upon a rock,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:24Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:24Whoever therefore hears these my words and does them, I will liken him to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:24Every one therefore which heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, which built his house upon the rock:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:24Therefore whoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house upon a rock:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:24|Everyone therefore who hears these words of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, who built his house on a rock.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:24'Therefore, every one who doth hear of me these words, and doth do them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house upon the rock;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:24Therefore whoever hears these sayings of mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man, which built his house on a rock: