11 Bible Verses About Building Houses

Here are 11 Bible verses about building houses from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible (King James Version), sorted from most to least relevant.

Hebrews 3:4 KJV

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

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Amos 5:11 KJV

Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.

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1 Kings 2:36 KJV

And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.

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Haggai 1:4 KJV

Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?

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Hebrews 3:3 KJV

For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.

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Haggai 1:9 KJV

Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.

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Jeremiah 22:13-14 KJV

Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work; That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

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Deuteronomy 8:12 KJV

Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;

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Proverbs 24:3 KJV

Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

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Zechariah 5:11 KJV

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

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Psalms 127:1 KJV

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.

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