Matthew 7:26

Matthew 7:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“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:

Context of Matthew 7:26

24“Therefore, everyone who hears what I say and obeys it will be like a wise person who built a house on rock. 25Rain poured, and floods came. Winds blew and beat against that house. But it did not collapse, because its foundation was on rock. “Everyone who hears what I say but doesn’t obey it will be like a foolish person who built a house on sand. 27Rain poured, and floods came. Winds blew and struck that house. It collapsed, and the result was a total disaster.” 28When Jesus finished this speech, the crowds were amazed at his teachings.

Matthew 7:26 word by word

Καὶ πᾶς ὁ ἀκούων μου τοὺς λόγους τούτους καὶ μὴ ποιῶν αὐτοὺς ὁμοιωθήσεται ἀνδρὶ μωρῷ ὅστις ᾠκοδόμησεν αὐτοῦ τὴν οἰκίαν ἐπὶ τὴν ἄμμον.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• one that hearethἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• sayingsλόγοςlogos · wordG3056
• of mineἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• doethποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• notμήmē · notG3361
• shall be likenedὁμοιόωhomoioō · to likenG3666
• unto aἀνήρanēr · manG435
• foolishμωρόςmōros · foolishG3474
• manἀνήρanēr · manG435
• whichὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
• builtοἰκοδομέωoikodomeō · to buildG3618
• houseοἰκίαoikia · homeG3614
• uponἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• the sandἄμμοςammos · sandG285

Cross-references for Matthew 7:26

• 1 Samuel 2:30“Therefore, the Lord God of Israel declares: I certainly thought that your family and your father’s family would always live in my presence. “But now the Lord declares: I promise that I will honor those who honor me, and those who despise me will be considered insignificant.
• Proverbs 14:1The wisest of women builds up her home, but a stupid one tears it down with her own hands.
• Jeremiah 8:9Wise people are put to shame, confused, and trapped. They have rejected the Lord’s word. They don’t really have any wisdom.
• Luke 6:49The person who hears ⌞what I say⌟ but doesn’t obey it is like someone who built a house on the ground without any foundation. The floodwaters pushed against it, and that house quickly collapsed and was destroyed.”
• James 2:20You fool! Do you have to be shown that faith which does nothing is useless?

Commentaries on Matthew 7:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26And 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…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24-27Verses 24-27 Jesus closes the sermon on the mount by a beautiful comparison, illustrating the benefit of attending to his words. It was not sufficient to “hear” them; they must be “obeyed.” 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-29Verses 21-29 Christ here shows that it will not be enough to own him for our Master, only in word and tongue. It is necessary to our happiness that we believe in Christ, that we repent of sin, that we live a holy life, that we love one another. This is his will, even our sanctification. Let us take heed of resting in outward privileges and doings, lest we deceive ourselves, and perish eternally, as multitudes do, with a lie in our right hand. Let every…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-27The storm symbolizes God's all-knowing judgment (see Jeremiah 23:19; Ezekiel 1:4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine--in the attitude of discipleship. and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand--denoting a loose foundation--that of an empty profession and mere external services.Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 7:26

• Commandments
• Fool
• Hearers
• Jesus Continued
• Readings, Select
• Religion
• Righteous
• Wicked (People)
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

• Ask
• Descend
• Destruction
• Gather
• Judge
• Measure
• Mote
• None
• Profess
• Rock

Commentaries on Matthew 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings