Luke 6:49
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.
Context
This verse from Luke Chapter 6 connects to 10 cross-references. Sabbath controversies over plucking grain and healing a withered hand. Jesus chooses the twelve apostles after a night of prayer. The Sermon on the Plain parallels Matthew 5-7: Beatitudes for the poor, hungry, weeping, and hated; woes for the rich, …
Other Translations
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.
`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.'
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.
Cross References
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
As for the word that thou hast spoken unto us in the name of the Lord, we will not hearken …
But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen …
And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear …
I will not punish your daughters when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for themselves are …
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell …
But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with …
He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, …
He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.