Job 8:15
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15 If one leans against its house, it will not stand;
if one lays hold of it, it will not endure.(A)
Job 27:18
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18 They build their houses like nests,
like booths made by sentinels of the vineyard.
Luke 6:47-49
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47 I will show you what someone is like who comes to me, hears my words, and acts on them.(A) 48 That one is like a man building a house who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock; when a flood arose, the river burst against that house but could not shake it because it had been well built.[a] 49 But the one who hears and does not act is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the river burst against it, it quickly collapsed, and great was the ruin of that house.”
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- 6.48 Other ancient authorities read founded upon the rock
Matthew 7:24-27
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Hearers and Doers
24 “Everyone, then, who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.(A) 25 The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall because it had been founded on rock. 26 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 sand. 27 The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its fall!”
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Proverbs 10:28
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28 The hope of the righteous ends in gladness,
but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
Psalm 112:10
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10 The wicked see it and are angry;
they gnash their teeth and melt away;
the desire of the wicked comes to nothing.(A)
Psalm 52:5-7
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5 But God will break you down forever;
he will snatch and tear you from your tent;
he will uproot you from the land of the living. Selah(A)
6 The righteous will see and fear
and will laugh at the evildoer,[a] saying,(B)
7 “See the one who would not take
refuge in God
but trusted in abundant riches
and sought refuge in wealth!”[b](C)
Psalm 49:11
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11 Their graves[a] are their homes forever,
their dwelling places to all generations,
though they named lands their own.(A)
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- 49.11 Gk Syr Compare Tg: Heb their inward thought
Job 18:14
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14 They are torn from the tent in which they trusted
and are brought to the king of terrors.(A)
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