Matthew 7:24

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Matthew 7:24

“So everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, will be like a wise man [a far-sighted, practical, and sensible man] who built his house on the rock.

Luke 6:47-49

Everyone who comes to Me and listens to My words and obeys them, I will show you whom he is like:

Luke 11:28

But He said, “On the contrary, blessed (happy, favored by God) are those who hear the word of God and continually observe it.”

John 14:15

“If you [really] love Me, you will keep and obey My commandments.

And this is how we know [daily, by experience] that we have come to know Him [to understand Him and be more deeply acquainted with Him]: if we habitually keep [focused on His precepts and obey] His commandments (teachings).

Job 28:28

“But to man He said, ‘Behold, the reverential and worshipful fear of the Lord—that is wisdom;
And to depart from evil is understanding.’”

Psalm 111:10

The [reverent] fear of the Lord is the beginning (the prerequisite, the absolute essential, the alphabet) of wisdom;
A good understanding and a teachable heart are possessed by all those who do the will of the Lord;
His praise endures forever.

Psalm 119:99

I have better understanding and deeper insight than all my teachers [because of Your word],
For Your testimonies are my meditation.

Psalm 119:130

The unfolding of Your [glorious] words give light;
Their unfolding gives understanding to the simple (childlike).

Proverbs 10:8

The wise in heart [are willing to learn so they] will accept and obey commands (instruction),
But the babbling fool [who is arrogant and thinks himself wise] will come to ruin.

Proverbs 14:8

The wisdom of the sensible is to understand his way,
But the foolishness of [shortsighted] fools is deceit.

Matthew 5:3-12

“Blessed [spiritually prosperous, happy, to be admired] are the poor in spirit [those devoid of spiritual arrogance, those who regard themselves as insignificant], for theirs is the kingdom of heaven [both now and forever].

Matthew 5:28-32

but I say to you that everyone who [so much as] looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Matthew 6:14-15

For if you forgive others their trespasses [their reckless and willful sins], your heavenly Father will also forgive you.

Matthew 6:19-21

“Do not store up for yourselves [material] treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal.

Matthew 7:7-8

“Ask and keep on asking and it will be given to you; seek and keep on seeking and you will find; knock and keep on knocking and the door will be opened to you.

Matthew 7:13-14

“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad and easy to travel is the path that leads the way to destruction and eternal loss, and there are many who enter through it.

Matthew 12:50

For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven [by believing in Me, and following Me] is My brother and sister and mother.”

John 13:17

If you know these things, you are blessed [happy and favored by God] if you put them into practice [and faithfully do them].

John 14:22-24

Judas (not Iscariot) asked Him, “Lord, what has happened that You are going to reveal Yourself to us and not to the world?”

John 15:10

If you keep My commandments and obey My teaching, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.

John 15:14

You are my friends if you keep on doing what I command you.

Romans 2:6-9

He will pay back to each person according to his deeds [justly, as his deeds deserve]:

1 Corinthians 3:10-11

According to the [remarkable] grace of God which was given to me [to prepare me for my task], like a skillful master builder I laid a foundation, and now another is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds on it,

Galatians 5:6-7

For [if we are] in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but only faith activated and expressed and working through love.

James 1:21-27

So get rid of all uncleanness and all that remains of wickedness, and with a humble spirit receive the word [of God] which is implanted [actually rooted in your heart], which is able to save your souls.

James 2:17-26

So too, faith, if it does not have works [to back it up], is by itself dead [inoperative and ineffective].

James 3:13-18

Who among you is wise and intelligent? Let him by his good conduct show his [good] deeds with the gentleness and humility of true wisdom.

1 John 3:22-24

and we receive from Him whatever we ask because we [carefully and consistently] keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight [habitually seeking to follow His plan for us].

1 John 5:3-5

For the [true] love of God is this: that we habitually keep His commandments and remain focused on His precepts. And His commandments and His precepts are not difficult [to obey].

Revelation 22:14-15

Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) are those who wash their robes [in the blood of Christ by believing and trusting in Him—the righteous who do His commandments], so that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter by the gates into the city.

Galatians 6:7-8

Do not be deceived, God is not mocked [He will not allow Himself to be ridiculed, nor treated with contempt nor allow His precepts to be scornfully set aside]; for whatever a man sows, this and this only is what he will reap.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Matthew 7:24

Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

Whosoever

A wise

General references

Luke 11:28

Bible References

Whosoever

“Ask and keep on asking and it will be given to you; seek and keep on seeking and you will find; knock and keep on knocking and the door will be opened to you.

“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavily burdened [by religious rituals that provide no peace], and I will give you rest [refreshing your souls with salvation].