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Luke 6:49

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!”

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ASV

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.

KJV

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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31 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ὉHoThe [one]G3588 →
δὲdehoweverG1161 →
ἀκούσαςakousashaving heardG191 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
μὴmēnotG3361 →
ποιήσαςpoiēsashaving doneG4160 →
ὅμοιόςhomoioslikeG3664 →
ἐστινestinit isG1510 →
ἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōto a manG444 →
οἰκοδομήσαντιoikodomēsantihaving builtG3618 →
οἰκίανoikiana houseG3614 →
ἐπὶepionG1909 →
τὴνtēntheG3588 →
γῆνgēngroundG1093 →
χωρὶςchōriswithoutG5565 →
θεμελίουthemelioua foundationG2310 →
ᾗhēon whichG3739 →
προσέρηξενproserēxenburstG4366 →
ὁhotheG3588 →
ποταμός,potamosstream,G4215 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
εὐθὺςeuthusimmediatelyG2112 →
συνέπεσεν,sunepesenit fell,
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἐγένετοegenetowasG1096 →
τὸtotheG3588 →
ῥῆγμαrhēgmaruinG4485 →
τῆςtēsof theG3588 →
οἰκίαςoikiashouseG3614 →
ἐκείνηςekeinēsthatG1565 →
μέγα.¶megagreat [one].G3173 →

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James 2:14What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?Matthew 7:26But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.Ezekiel 33:31So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.James 1:22–26Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.1 John 2:3–4By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.Matthew 23:3So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.Matthew 13:20–22The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.2 Peter 1:5–9For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;James 2:17–26So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.Luke 10:12–16I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.John 15:2He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.Proverbs 28:18He who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.Luke 8:5–7“A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.Luke 6:46Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but not do what I say?Mark 4:17But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.Luke 12:47That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.Luke 11:24–26When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.

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