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Matthew 7:26

"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:

Obedience and God's word

Key words: mōros homoioō akouō logos ammos

Original words

EnglishOriginal wordRoot#
Andkai καὶkai104
every onepas πᾶςpas14
that hearethakouōn ἀκούωνakouō7
thesetoutous τούτουςtoutous3
sayingslogous λόγουςlogos5
of minemou μουmou3
andkai καὶkai104
doethpoiōn ποιῶνpoieō24
themautous αὐτοὺςautos70
notmē μὴmē29
shall be likenedhomoiōthēsetai ὁμοιωθήσεταιhomoioō5
unto a foolishmōrō μωρῷmōros2
manandri ἀνδρὶanēr2
whichhostis ὅστιςhostis6
builtōkodomēsen ᾠκοδόμησενoikodomeō2
hisautou αὐτοῦautos70
houseoikian οἰκίανoikia5
uponepi ἐπὶepi12
thetēn τὴνho145
sandammon ἄμμονammos1

Cross-references 5

Passages are shown in the NKJV.

doeth them not 5
  • 1 Samuel 2:30

    30Therefore the LORD God of Israel says: "I said indeed that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever.' But now the LORD says: "Far be it from Me; for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me shall be lightly esteemed.

  • Proverbs 14:1

    1The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.

  • Jeremiah 8:9

    9The wise men are ashamed, They are dismayed and taken. Behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD; So what wisdom do they have?

  • Luke 6:49

    49But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great."

  • James 2:20

    20But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?

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