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Berean Standard Bible

“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!””

Luke 6:49

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Jesus closes the Sermon on the Plain with a short parable about two builders. One dug deep and built on rock; the other built on the ground with no foundation.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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!”

World English Bible (WEB)

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.”

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'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.'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Mas el que oyó y no hizo, semejante es al hombre que edificó su casa sobre tierra, sin fundamento; en la cual el río dió con ímpetu, y luego cayó; y fué grande la ruina de aquella casa.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Pero el que oye lo que enseño y no me obedece se parece al hombre que construyó su casa sobre tierra y sin cimientos. Cuando la corriente de agua la azotó, la casa se derrumbó y quedó echa pedazos».

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