Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 7:26

“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.”

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²⁴Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

²⁵The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.

²⁶But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

²⁷The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”

²⁸When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were astonished at His teaching,

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