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Bible Quotes About Houses

47 Scripture verses about houses from the King James Version, with full verse text for study and meditation.

Explore what the Bible says about houses. This collection of 15 key Scripture passages reveals God's wisdom and guidance on this important theme.

47
Total Verses
43
Old Testament
4
New Testament

Top 10 Bible Quotes About Houses

  1. Exodus 1:11 — “Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
  2. Exodus 1:12 — “But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel. But: Heb. And as they afflicted them, so they multiplied, etc
  3. Exodus 1:13 — “And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:
  4. Exodus 1:14 — “And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
  5. Leviticus 14:34 — “When ye be come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your possession;
  6. Leviticus 14:35 — “And he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It seemeth to me there is as it were a plague in the house:
  7. Leviticus 14:36 — “Then the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest go into it to see the plague, that all that is in the house be not made unclean: and afterward the priest shall go in to see ...
  8. Leviticus 14:37 — “And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow strakes, greenish or reddish, which in sight are lower than the wall;
  9. Leviticus 14:38 — “Then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days:
  10. Leviticus 14:39 — “And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look: and, behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house;

Subtopics of Houses

haunted houses
(Building of,) of great prosperity
(Built and not inhabited,) of calamity
(Insecurity of,) of earthly trust
(On a rock,) of the hope of saints
(On sand,) of the delusive hope of hypocrites
(To inhabit those, built by others,) of abundant feelings
Accessible from the outside
Admission to, gained by knocking at the door
Antiquity of
Bricks
Ceiled and painted
Clay
Custom of fastening nails, &c, in walls of, alluded to
Deep and solid foundations required for
Desolation of, threatened as a punishment
Divided into apartments
Doors of, how fastened
Doors of, low and small for safety
Easily broken through

Old Testament Quotes About Houses (43)

Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the children of Israel. But: Heb. And as they afflicted them, so they multiplied, etc
And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve with rigour:
And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in morter, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field: all their service, wherein they made them serve, was with rigour.
When ye be come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a house of the land of your possession;
And he that owneth the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, It seemeth to me there is as it were a plague in the house:
Then the priest shall command that they empty the house, before the priest go into it to see the plague, that all that is in the house be not made unclean: and afterward the priest shall go in to see the house: empty: or, prepare
And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house with hollow strakes, greenish or reddish, which in sight are lower than the wall;
Then the priest shall go out of the house to the door of the house, and shut up the house seven days:
And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and shall look: and, behold, if the plague be spread in the walls of the house;
Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague is, and they shall cast them into an unclean place without the city:
And he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they shall pour out the dust that they scrape off without the city into an unclean place:
And they shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those stones; and he shall take other morter, and shall plaister the house.
And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that he hath taken away the stones, and after he hath scraped the house, and after it is plaistered;
Then the priest shall come and look, and, behold, if the plague be spread in the house, it is a fretting leprosy in the house: it is unclean.
And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber thereof, and all the morter of the house; and he shall carry them forth out of the city into an unclean place.
Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while that it is shut up shall be unclean until the even.
And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.
And if the priest shall come in , and look upon it, and, behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the house was plaistered: then the priest shall pronounce the house clean, because the plague is healed. shall come: Heb. in coming in shall come in, etc
And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet , and hyssop:
And he shall kill the one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water:
And he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet , and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times:
And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet :
But he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open fields, and make an atonement for the house: and it shall be clean.
And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city, then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold; within a full year may he redeem it.
And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations: it shall not go out in the jubile.
But the houses of the villages which have no wall round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country: they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubile. they may: Heb. redemption belongeth unto it
Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, and the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time.
And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in the year of jubile: for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel. a man: or, one of the Levites redeem them
And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,
And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.
And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat. a summer: Heb. a parlour of cooling
And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:
And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out. the dirt: or, it came out at the buttocks
Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever . for ever: Heb. to length of days
A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. for: or, of Solomon that: Heb. that are builders of it in it
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation, and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;
And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;

New Testament Quotes About Houses (4)

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:
For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God.

Frequently Asked Questions About Houses in the Bible

What does the Bible say about houses?
The Bible contains 47 verses about houses, covering this topic from Genesis to Revelation. Scripture provides guidance, instruction, and comfort regarding houses through both the Old and New Testaments.
How many Bible verses are about houses?
There are 47 Bible verses about houses in the King James Version. These verses span multiple books of the Bible and cover various aspects of this topic.
What is the best Bible verse about houses?
While many verses address houses, the most well-known passages come from various books of the Bible. The best verse depends on your specific situation and what aspect of houses you are studying.
Where in the Bible does it talk about houses?
Houses is discussed throughout the Bible in both the Old and New Testaments. You can find 47 references to this topic across multiple books including the Psalms, Proverbs, the Gospels, and the Epistles.

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