The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders
Matthew 7:24-27 · Berean Standard Bible
Jesus closes the Sermon on the Mount with a picture of two builders. The wise man hears Jesus' words and puts them into practice, like a man who built his house on the rock, and it stands when the storm comes. The foolish man hears the same words but does not act on them, like a house built on sand that falls with a great crash. The difference between the two is not what they heard but what they did with it.
24Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
25The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.
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.
27The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”
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