11 Bible Verses about Building Houses

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

{A Song of degrees. Of Solomon.} Unless Jehovah build the house, in vain do its builders labour in it; unless Jehovah keep the city, the keeper watcheth in vain:

lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built and inhabited fine houses,

Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his upper chambers by injustice; that taketh his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not his earning; that saith, I will build me a wide house, and spacious upper chambers; and he cutteth out for himself windows; and it is wainscoted with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

Ye looked for much, and behold it was little; and when ye brought it home, I blew upon it. Wherefore? saith Jehovah of hosts. Because of my house that lieth waste, whilst ye run every man to his own house.

Is it time for you that ye should dwell in your wainscoted houses, while this house lieth waste?

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

And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said to him, Build thee a house in Jerusalem, and abide there, and go not forth thence 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 he has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, by how much he that has built it has more honour than the house.

For every house is built by some one; but he who has built all things is God.