11 Bible Verses about Building Houses

Through wisdom is a house built; and by understanding it is established:

[A song of ascents. Of Solomon.] Unless the LORD builds the house, they labor in vain that build it: unless the LORD keeps the city, the watchman wakes, but in vain.

Lest when you have eaten and are full, and have built fine houses, and dwelt in them;

Woe unto him that builds his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that uses his neighbor's service without wages, and gives him nothing for his work; That says, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cuts him out windows for it; and it is paneled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

You looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when you brought it home, I did blow it away. Why? says the LORD of hosts. Because of my house that is in ruins, and you run every man unto his own house.

Is it time for you, yourselves, to dwell in your paneled houses, and this house lie in ruins?

Since therefore you tread upon the poor, and you take from him burdens of wheat: you have built houses of hewn stone, but you shall not dwell in them; you have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink wine of them.

And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build you a house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth from there anywhere.

And he said unto me, To build it a house in the land of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon its own base.

For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, because he who has built the house has more honor than the house.

For every house is built by some man; but he that built all things is God.