Matthew 7:26
Modern Translations
New International Version
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.

New Living Translation
But anyone who hears my teaching and doesn’t obey it is foolish, like a person who builds a house on sand.

English Standard Version
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.

Berean Study Bible
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.

New American Standard Bible
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.

NASB 1995
"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.

NASB 1977
“And everyone who hears these words of Mine, and does not act upon them, will be like a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.

Amplified Bible
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.

Christian Standard Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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.

Contemporary English Version
Anyone who hears my teachings and doesn't obey them is like a foolish person who built a house on sand.

Good News Translation
"But anyone who hears these words of mine and does not obey them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Everyone who hears what I say but doesn't obey it will be like a foolish person who built a house on sand.

International Standard Version
"Everyone who keeps on hearing these messages of mine and never puts them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

NET Bible
Everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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 King James Version
“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:

King James 2000 Bible
And every one that hears these sayings of mine, and does them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:

New Heart English Bible
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.

World English Bible
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.

American King James Version
And every one that hears these sayings of mine, and does them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, which built his house on the sand:

American Standard Version
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:

A Faithful Version
And everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not practice them shall be compared to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand;

Darby Bible Translation
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;

English Revised Version
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:

Webster's Bible Translation
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:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
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:

Bishops' Bible of 1568
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:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And who soeuer heareth of me these sayinges, & doth the not, shalbe lyckened vnto a folysh ma, which buylt his housse apon the sonde:

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And whosoever heareth of me these sayinges and doth the not shalbe lykened vnto a folysh man which bilt hys housse apo the sondes:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And everyone who is hearing these words of Mine, and is not doing them, will be likened to a foolish man who built his house on the sand;

Berean Literal Bible
And everyone hearing these words of Mine and not acting on them, he will be likened to a foolish man who built his house upon the sand.

Young's Literal Translation
'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;

Smith's Literal Translation
And every one hearing these my words and doing them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, which built his house upon sand.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And everyone hearing these My words and not doing them will be likened to a moronic man who built his house upon the sand.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
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,

Catholic Public Domain Version
And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them shall be like a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And everyone who hears these my words, but does not practice them, will be likened to the foolish man who built his house on sand.

Lamsa Bible
And whoever hears these words of mine, and does them not, is like a foolish man, who built his house upon sand.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And every one that hears these words of mine, and does them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.

Godbey New Testament
And every one hearing these words of mine, and doing them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.

Haweis New Testament
And every man who is hearing these sayings of mine, and doth not practise them, he will resemble the foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:

Mace New Testament
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:

Weymouth New Testament
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.

Worrell New Testament
"And every one who hears these words of Mine, and does them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who, indeed, built his house upon the sand:

Worsley New Testament
And whoever heareth these words of mine, and performeth them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:
















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