KJV King James Version
But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 6:49
But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”
WEB World English Bible
But he who hears, and doesn’t do, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.”
ASV American Standard Version
But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream brake, and straightway it fell in; and the ruin of that house was great.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And he who heard and did not, is like to a man having builded a house upon the earth, without a foundation, against which the stream brake forth, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house became great.’
Surrounding context — Luke 6
46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὉG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenἀκούσαςG191 · akouōto hearκαὶG2532 · kaiandμὴG3361 · mēnotποιήσαςG4160 · poieōto do/make: doὅμοιόςG3664 · homoioslikeἐστινG1510 · eimito beἀνθρώπῳG444 · anthrōposa humanοἰκοδομήσαντιG3618 · oikodomeōto buildοἰκίανG3614 · oikiahomeἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoγῆνG1093 · gēearth: planetχωρὶςG5565 · chōriswithoutθεμελίουG2310 · themeliosfoundationᾗG3739 · hos, hēwhichπροσέρηξενG4366 · prosrēgnumito strikeὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoποταμός,G4215 · potamosriverκαὶG2532 · kaiandεὐθὺςG2112 · eutheōsimmediatelyσυνέπεσεν,G6081 · sumpiptōbe downcastκαὶG2532 · kaiandἐγένετοG1096 · ginomaito beτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoῥῆγμαG4485 · rhēgmadestructionτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoοἰκίαςG3614 · oikiahomeἐκείνηςG1565 · ekeinosthatμέγα.¶G3173 · megasgreat
Cross-references
Ezekiel 33:31And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee [as] my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, [but] their heart goeth after their covetousness.James 1:22-26But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.Matthew 23:3All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, [that] observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.1 John 2:3-4And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.2 Peter 1:5-9And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;Matthew 13:20-22But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;Luke 8:5-7A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.Mark 4:17And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended.James 2:17-26Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.John 15:2Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every [branch] that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.Luke 12:47And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not [himself], neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many [stripes].Luke 6:46And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?Luke 10:12-16But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.Proverbs 28:18Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but [he that is] perverse [in his] ways shall fall at once.Matthew 12:43-45When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would [no doubt] have continued with us: but [they went out], that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.Hebrews 10:26-29For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,Luke 11:24-26When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.
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