Luke 6:49 “But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man…”

Luke 6:49

But the one who hears My words and does not act on them is like a man who built his house on ground without a foundation. The torrent crashed against that house, and immediately it fell—and great was its destruction!”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.

World English Bible

But he who hears and doesn’t do, is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream broke, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.”

American Standard Version

But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that built a house upon the earth without a foundation; against which the stream brake, and straightway it fell in; and the ruin of that house was great.

Geneva Bible 1599

But hee that heareth and doeth not, is like a man that built an house vpon the earth without foundation, against which the flood did beate, and it fell by and by: and the fall of that house was great.

Darby Translation

And he that has heard and not done, is like a man who has built a house on the ground without [a] foundation, on which the stream broke, and immediately it fell, and the breach of that house was great.

Young's Literal Translation

'And he who heard and did not, is like to a man having builded a house upon the earth, without a foundation, against which the stream brake forth, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house became great.'

Bible in Basic English

But he who gives hearing, without doing, is like a man building a house on the earth without a base for it; and when the force of the river came against it, straight away it came down; and the destruction of that house was great.

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Cross references

“that heareth”

Ezekiel 33:31 James 1:22–26 Matthew 23:3 2 Peter 1:5–9 Luke 6:46 Luke 8:5–7

Ezekiel 33:31 · BSB

So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.

James 1:22–26 · BSB

Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.

Matthew 23:3 · BSB

So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.

2 Peter 1:5–9 · BSB

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;

Luke 6:46 · BSB

Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say?

Luke 8:5–7 · BSB

“A farmer went out to sow his seed. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, where it was trampled, and the birds of the air devoured it.

“against”

Matthew 13:20–22 Matthew 24:10 Acts 20:29 Acts 26:11 1 Thessalonians 3:5

Matthew 13:20–22 · BSB

The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.

Matthew 24:10 · BSB

At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another,

Acts 20:29 · BSB

I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.

Acts 26:11 · BSB

I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.

1 Thessalonians 3:5 · BSB

For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and that our labor might have been in vain.

“immediately”

Proverbs 28:18 Mark 4:17 Matthew 12:43–45 1 John 2:19 Hosea 4:14

Proverbs 28:18 · BSB

He who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.

Mark 4:17 · BSB

But they themselves have no root, and they remain for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

Matthew 12:43–45 · BSB

When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.

1 John 2:19 · BSB

They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.

Hosea 4:14 · BSB

I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a peo…

“the ruin”

Luke 10:12–16 Luke 12:47 Luke 11:24–26 Hebrews 10:26–29 2 Peter 2:20

Luke 10:12–16 · BSB

I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.

Luke 12:47 · BSB

That servant who knows his master’s will but does not get ready or follow his instructions will be beaten with many blows.

Luke 11:24–26 · BSB

When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’

Hebrews 10:26–29 · BSB

If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,

2 Peter 2:20 · BSB

If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

48He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.

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