Jeremiah 22:14
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14 who says, ‘I will build myself a great house
with spacious upper rooms,’
who cuts out windows for it,
paneling it with cedar
and (A)painting it with vermilion.
2 Samuel 7:2
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2 the king said to (A)Nathan the prophet, “See now, I dwell (B)in a house of cedar, but the ark of God dwells (C)in a tent.”
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Haggai 1:4
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4 (A)“Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while (B)this house lies in ruins?
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Isaiah 5:8-9
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Woe to the Wicked
8 Woe to those who (A)join house to house,
who add field to field,
until there is no more room,
and you are made to dwell alone
in the midst of the land.
9 The Lord of hosts has sworn in my hearing:
(B)“Surely many houses shall be desolate,
large and beautiful houses, without inhabitant.
Luke 14:28-29
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28 For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not (A)first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? 29 Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,
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Malachi 1:4
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4 If Edom says, “We are shattered but we will rebuild the ruins,” the Lord of hosts says, “They may build, but I will tear down, and they will be called ‘the wicked country,’ and ‘the people with whom the Lord is angry forever.’”
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Daniel 4:30
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30 and the king answered and said, (A)“Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by (B)my mighty power as a royal residence and for (C)the glory of my majesty?”
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Isaiah 9:9
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9 and all the people will know,
(A)Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria,
who say in pride and in arrogance of heart:
Proverbs 24:27
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27 (A)Prepare your work outside;
get everything ready for yourself in the field,
and after that build your house.
Proverbs 17:19
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19 Whoever loves transgression loves strife;
he who (A)makes his door high seeks destruction.
2 Chronicles 3:5
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5 (A)The nave he lined with cypress and covered it with fine gold (B)and made palms and chains on it.
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