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Complete Jewish Bible
Matthew 7:26
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But everyone who hears these words of mine and doesn’t act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
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:
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:
And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
"And 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.
Everyone who hears my words and does not obey them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
"And everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not do them, will be like a foolish (stupid) man who built his house on the sand.
But whosoeuer heareth these my wordes, and doeth them not, shall be likened vnto a foolish man, which hath builded his house vpon the sand:
"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.
And everyone hearing these words of Mine and not doing them, may be compared to a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
Anyone who hears my teachings and doesn't obey them is like a foolish person who built a house on sand.
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;
"Whoever hears these teachings of mine and does not obey them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
And whoever hears these words of mine, and does them not, is like a foolish man, who built his house upon sand.
"But anyone who hears these words of mine and does not obey them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
And everyone who hears these Words of Mine, and who does not do them, he shall be compared to a foolish man who built his house on the sand;
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:
And everyone to whom my words come and who does them not, will be like a foolish man who made his house on sand;
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.
"Everyone who hears these words of mine and doesn't obey them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
And every one who heareth these my words, and doeth them not, shall be likened to a man who built his house upon sand.
And every one that heareth these my discourses, and doeth them not, will be like a foolish man that built his house upon sand.
And euery one that heareth of me these sayinges, and doeth them not, shalbe lykened vnto a foolyshe man, which buylt his house vpon the sande:
And 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:
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.
But every one that heareth these my sayings, and doth them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.
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.
And euery man that herith these my wordis, and doith hem not, is lijk to a fool, that hath bildid his hous on grauel.
And every one that hears these words of mine, and does not do them, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house on the sand:
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:
Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
"But 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:
But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn't obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand.
Whoever hears these words of Mine and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
And every one who heareth these my words, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand;
And every one that heareth these my words and doth them not, shall be like a foolish man that built his house upon the sand,
And every one who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand;
And whosoever heareth of me these sayinges and doth the not shalbe lykened vnto a folysh man which bilt hys housse apo the sondes:
`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;
And who soeuer heareth of me these sayinges, & doth the not, shalbe lyckened vnto a folysh ma, which buylt his housse apon the sonde:
but every one that heareth these instructions of mine, and practiseth them not, shall be compared to a fool who built his house upon the sand:
"But if you just use my words in Bible studies and don't work them into your life, you are like a stupid carpenter who built his house on the sandy beach. When a storm rolled in and the waves came up, it collapsed like a house of cards."
But anyone who listens to what I'm sayin' and then blows it off is like the cowboy who built his bunkhouse on sand.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
doeth: 1 Samuel 2:30, Proverbs 14:1, Jeremiah 8:9, Luke 6:49, James 2:20
Reciprocal: Leviticus 11:5 - but divideth Deuteronomy 14:7 - General Job 18:14 - confidence Proverbs 14:11 - house Ezekiel 13:14 - the foundation Matthew 13:6 - because Matthew 13:21 - root Luke 6:48 - and laid Galatians 3:1 - Foolish Hebrews 4:1 - any James 1:23 - General James 2:14 - though 1 Peter 2:15 - foolish
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And everyone that heareth these sayings of mine,.... Who only externally hears them, but has no understanding of them; do not believe them, nor like and approve of them, but hates and despises them; or if not, depends upon his external hearing of them, and contents himself with a speculative knowledge, without the practice of them,
and doth them not; does not yield the obedience of faith to the doctrines of the Gospel, nor submits to the ordinances of it, but neglects them, and all other duties of religion: or if he does obey, it is only outwardly, not from the heart; nor from a principle of love; nor in faith; nor in the name and strength of Christ; nor for the glory of God, but in order to obtain life for himself: such
shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand; or, as Luke has it, "without a foundation upon the earth"; upon the surface of the earth, without digging into it for a foundation: and such may be said to build
without a foundation, who pretend to make their peace with God by their own works; who hope for pardon on the foot of the mercy of God, and their own repentance; seek for justification by their own, and not the righteousness of Christ; look for acceptance with God, for the sake of their own worthiness; and who expect salvation in any other way than by Christ: as in each of these articles, they leave out Christ, they may be said to build without a foundation indeed, and to build "upon" the surface of "the earth"; as they do, who build their hope of salvation upon anything that is merely external; as, their riches and grandeur, their wisdom and learning, their natural descent, and religious education, their civility, courteousness, and what is called good nature, their liberality and alms deeds, their morality, common justice and honesty, their legal righteousness, whether moral or ritual, and a round of religious duties; and such may be said to "build upon the sand", on that which will bear no weight, but gives way, and sinks. The salvation of the soul is a weighty thing; and that which is like sand, as is everything of a man's own, can never support it: God has therefore laid the salvation of his people on his own Son; and he must be a "foolish man" that builds on anything short of him.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Jesus closes the sermon on the mount by a beautiful comparison, illustrating the benefit of attending to his words. It was not sufficient to âhearâ them; they must be âobeyed.â He compares the man who should hear and obey him to a man who built his house on a rock. Palestine was to a considerable extent a land of hills and mountains. Like other countries of that description, it was subject to sudden and violent rains. The Jordan, the principal stream, was annually swollen to a great extent, and became rapid and furious in its course. The streams which ran among the hills, whose channels might have been dry during some months of the year, became suddenly swollen with the rain, and would pour down impetuously into the plains below. Everything in the way of these torrents would be swept off. Even houses, erected within the reach of these sudden inundations, and especially if founded on sand or on any unsolid basis, would not stand before them. The rising, bursting stream would shake it to its foundation; the rapid torrent would gradually wash away its base; it would totter and fall. Rocks in that country were common, and it was easy to secure for their houses a solid foundation. No comparison could, to a Jew, have been more striking. So tempests, and storms of affliction and persecution, beat around the soul. Suddenly, when we think we are in safety, the heavens may be overcast, the storm may lower, and calamity may beat upon us. In a moment, health, friends, comforts may be gone. How desirable, then, to be possessed of something that the tempest cannot reach! Such is an interest in Christ, reliance on his promises, confidence in his protection, and a hope of heaven through his blood. Earthly calamities do not reach these; and, possessed of religion, all the storms and tempests of life may beat harmlessly around us.
There is another point in this comparison. The house built upon the sand is beat upon by the floods and rains; its foundation gradually is worn away; it falls, and is borne down the stream and is destroyed. So falls the sinner. The floods are wearing away his sandy foundation; and soon one tremendous storm shall beat upon him, and he and his hopes shall fall, for ever fall. Out of Christ; perhaps having âheardâ his words from very childhood; perhaps having taught them to others in the Sunday school; perhaps having been the means of laying the foundation on which others shall build for heaven, he has laid for himself no foundation, and soon an eternal tempest shall beat around his naked soul. How great will be that fall! What will be his emotions when sinking forever in the flood, and when he realizes that he is destined forever to live and writhe in the peltings of that ceaseless storm that shall beat when âGod shall rain snares, fire, and a horrible tempestâ upon the wicked!
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Matthew 7:26. And every one that heareth - and doeth them not — Was there ever a stricter system of morality delivered by God to man, than in this sermon? He who reads or hears it, and does not look to God to conform his soul and life to it, and notwithstanding is hoping to enter into the kingdom of heaven, is like the fool who built his house on the sand. When the rain, the rivers, and the winds come, his building must fall, and his soul be crushed into the nethermost pit by its ruins. Talking about Christ, his righteousness, merits, and atonement, while the person is not conformed to his word and spirit, is no other than solemn self-deception.
Let it be observed, that it is not the man who hears or believes these sayings of Christ, whose building shall stand, when the earth and its works are burnt up; but the man who DOES them.
Many suppose that the law of Moses is abolished, merely because it is too strict, and impossible to be observed; and that the Gospel was brought in to liberate us from its obligations; but let all such know, that in the whole of the old covenant nothing can be found so exceedingly strict and holy as this sermon, which Christ lays down as the rule by which we are to walk. "Then, the fulfilling of these precepts is the purchase of glory." No, it is the WAY only to that glory which has already been purchased by the blood of the Lamb. To him that believes, all things are possible.
