Matthew 7:24

Whoever hears and obeys Jesus' words is like a wise man building on rock. Acting on Christ's teaching gives life a secure foundation.

Cross-references · 31

• Luke 6:47–49I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them:
• John 13:17If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
• Luke 11:28But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
• 1 Cor 3:10–11By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds.
• Jas 2:17–26So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.
• 1 Jn 2:3By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.
• Ps 111:10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!
• Prov 10:8A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.
• 1 Jn 3:22–24and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
• Jas 1:21–27Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.
• John 14:15If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
• Gal 6:7–8Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.
• John 15:14You are My friends if you do what I command you.
• John 14:22–24Judas (not Iscariot) asked Him, “Lord, why are You going to reveal Yourself to us and not to the world?”
• Job 28:28And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
• John 15:10If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.
• Matt 12:50For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”
• Matt 7:7–8Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
• Matt 6:19–21Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.
• 1 Jn 5:3–5For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,
• Ps 119:99I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation.
• Matt 7:13–14Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.
• Matt 5:3–12“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
• Rom 2:6–9God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”
• Ps 119:130The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.
• Jas 3:13–18Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
• Prov 14:8The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
• Rev 22:14–15Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.
• Gal 5:6–7For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.
• Matt 5:28–32But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
• Matt 6:14–15For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

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