Matthew 7:26 (GNV)

Passage

But whosoeuer heareth these my wordes, and doeth them not, shall be likened vnto a foolish man, which hath builded his house vpon the sand:

Nearby Context

Matthew 7:24 Whosoeuer then heareth of mee these words, and doeth the same, I will liken him to a wise man, which hath builded his house on a rock:

Matthew 7:25 And the raine fell, and the floods came, and the windes blewe, and beat vpon that house, and it fell not: for it was grounded on a rocke.

Matthew 7:26 But whosoeuer heareth these my wordes, and doeth them not, shall be likened vnto a foolish man, which hath builded his house vpon the sand:

Matthew 7:27 And the raine fell, and the floods came, and the windes blewe, and beat vpon that house, and it fell, and the fall thereof was great.

Matthew 7:28 And it came to passe, when Iesus had ended these wordes, the people were astonied at his doctrine.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "whosoeuer", "heareth", "wordes", "doeth", "shall", "likened", "vnto", and "foolish". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "whosoeuer" and "heareth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "And the raine fell and the floods..." into verse 27's "And the raine fell and the floods...", so "whosoeuer" and "heareth" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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