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25 When the tempest passes, the wicked are no more,
    but the righteous are established forever.(A)

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25 When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone,
    but the righteous stand firm(A) forever.(B)

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who do not lend money at interest
    and do not take a bribe against the innocent.

Those who do these things shall never be moved.(A)

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who lends money to the poor without interest;(A)
    who does not accept a bribe(B) against the innocent.

Whoever does these things
    will never be shaken.(C)

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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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The Wise and Foolish Builders(A)

24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice(B) is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 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. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.”

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Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of thorns,
    whether green or ablaze, may he sweep them away!(A)

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Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns(A)
    whether they be green or dry—the wicked will be swept away.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 58:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.

No one finds security by wickedness,
    but the root of the righteous will never be moved.(A)

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No one can be established through wickedness,
    but the righteous cannot be uprooted.(A)

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30 The righteous will never totter,
    but the wicked will not remain on the earth.(A)

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30 The righteous will never be uprooted,
    but the wicked will not remain in the land.(A)

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19 But God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who calls on the name of the Lord turn away from wickedness.”(A)

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19 Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm,(A) sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,”(B) and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord(C) must turn away from wickedness.”

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19 thus storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of the life that really is life.

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19 In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves(A) as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of(B) the life that is truly life.

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20 built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone;[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 2.20 Or keystone (in an arch)

20 built(A) on the foundation(B) of the apostles and prophets,(C) with Christ Jesus himself(D) as the chief cornerstone.(E)

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18 And I tell you, you are Peter,[a] and on this rock[b] I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 16.18 Gk Petros
  2. 16.18 Gk petra

18 And I tell you that you are Peter,[a](A) and on this rock I will build my church,(B) and the gates of Hades[b] will not overcome it.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 16:18 The Greek word for Peter means rock.
  2. Matthew 16:18 That is, the realm of the dead

24 Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown,
    scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth,
when he blows upon them, and they wither,
    and the tempest carries them off like stubble.(A)

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24 No sooner are they planted,
    no sooner are they sown,
    no sooner do they take root(A) in the ground,
than he blows(B) on them and they wither,(C)
    and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff.(D)

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The wicked are overthrown and are no more,
    but the house of the righteous will stand.(A)

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The wicked are overthrown and are no more,(A)
    but the house of the righteous stands firm.(B)

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27 when panic strikes you like a storm
    and your calamity comes like a whirlwind,
    when distress and anguish come upon you.

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27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
    when disaster(A) sweeps over you like a whirlwind,
    when distress and trouble overwhelm you.

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