'Building' in the Bible

He is like a man building a house, who dug and went deep, and laid a foundation on the rock. When a flood arose, the stream broke against that house, and could not shake it, because it was founded on the rock.

Let each one of us please his neighbor for that which is good, to be building him up.

For we are God's fellow workers. You are God's farming, God's building.

So also you, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, seek that you may abound to the building up of the assembly.

For we know that if the earthly house of our tent is dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.

For though I should boast somewhat abundantly concerning our authority, (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down) I will not be disappointed,

For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not deal sharply when present, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up, and not for tearing down.

in whom the whole building, fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord;

for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ;

from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.