Luke 6:49 (DBY)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Luke 6:47 Every one that comes to me, and hears my words and does them, I will shew you to whom he is like.

Luke 6:48 He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock; but a great rain coming, the stream broke upon that house, and could not shake it, for it had been founded on the rock.

Luke 6:49 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "heard", "done", "like", "built", "house", "ground", "without", and "foundation". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "heard" and "done", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "He is like a man building a...", giving immediate footing for "heard" and "done". In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "heard" and "done" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.