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:


In Context

23 And then will I profess to them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

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

25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

26 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:

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

28 And it came to pass when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:26And 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;

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 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: