26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like (A)a foolish man who built his house on the sand.

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26 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.

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49 (A)But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and (B)the ruin of that house was great.”

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49 But the one who hears my words and does not put them into practice is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. The moment the torrent struck that house, it collapsed and its destruction was complete.”

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(A)The wise men shall be put to shame;
    they shall be dismayed (B)and taken;
behold, they have rejected the word of the Lord,
    so what wisdom is in them?

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The wise(A) will be put to shame;
    they will be dismayed(B) and trapped.(C)
Since they have rejected the word(D) of the Lord,
    what kind of wisdom(E) do they have?

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20 Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?

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20 You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless[a]?(A)

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Footnotes

  1. James 2:20 Some early manuscripts dead

30 Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares: (A)‘I promised that your house and the house of your father should go in and out before me forever,’ (B)but now the Lord declares: ‘Far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

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30 “Therefore the Lord, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I promised that members of your family would minister before me forever.(A)’ But now the Lord declares: ‘Far be it from me! Those who honor me I will honor,(B) but those who despise(C) me will be disdained.(D)

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14 (A)The wisest of women (B)builds her house,
    but folly with her own hands (C)tears it down.

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14 The wise woman builds her house,(A)
    but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.

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