What does the Bible say about building?
Are you seeking to build something? Are you relying on God’s guidance, or are you depending solely on your own efforts? Instead of rushing ahead, seek the Lord first. When it comes to building, we must remember that we are merely vessels in God’s hands. Our trust shouldn’t rest in the work we produce, but in the Lord who enables us to build. Whatever God calls you to create, approach it with intentional prayer, for it is He who guides and strengthens us. Prayer keeps us mindful of the Lord at every step, helping us rely on Him rather than ourselves. In a single moment, God can accomplish more for us than we could in a lifetime. Let’s check out 50 building verses.
1 Corinthians 3:9 (NIV) – “For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.”
Matthew 7:24 (ESV) – “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.”
Psalm 127:1 (NKJV) – “Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it; unless the Lord guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.”
Ephesians 2:20-21 (NLT) – “Together, we are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself. We are carefully joined together in him, becoming a holy temple for the Lord.”
Proverbs 24:3-4 (NASB) – “By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established; and by knowledge the rooms are filled with all precious and pleasant riches.”
Nehemiah 2:20 (KJV) – “Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build.”
1 Peter 2:5 (Holman) – “You yourselves, as living stones, are being built into a spiritual house for a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.”
Isaiah 28:16 (NIV) – “So this is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who relies on it will never be stricken with panic.'”
Hebrews 3:4 (ESV) – “For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.”
Luke 6:48 (NKJV) – “He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock.”
Genesis 11:4 (NLT) – “Then they said, ‘Come, let’s build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world.'”
Acts 7:49 (NASB) – “Heaven is My throne, and earth is the footstool of My feet; what kind of house will you build for Me? says the Lord, or what place is there for My repose?”
Proverbs 14:1 (KJV) – “Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.”
Matthew 16:18 (NIV) – “And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.”
2 Chronicles 2:5 (ESV) – “The house that I am to build will be great, for our God is greater than all gods.”
Colossians 2:7 (NLT) – “Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.”
Ezra 3:10 (NKJV) – “When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord, the priests stood in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals, to praise the Lord, according to the ordinance of David king of Israel.”
Romans 15:20 (NASB) – “And thus I aspired to preach the gospel, not where Christ was already named, so that I would not build on another man’s foundation.”
Psalm 118:22 (Holman) – “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.”
1 Kings 6:7 (NIV) – “In building the temple, only blocks dressed at the quarry were used, and no hammer, chisel or any other iron tool was heard at the temple site while it was being built.”
Jude 1:20 (ESV) – “But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit.”
Jeremiah 1:10 (NKJV) – “See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out and to pull down, to destroy and to throw down, to build and to plant.”
1 Corinthians 14:12 (NLT) – “Since you are so eager to have the special abilities the Spirit gives, seek those that will strengthen the whole church.”
Ecclesiastes 3:3 (NASB) – “A time to kill and a time to heal; a time to tear down and a time to build up.”
Exodus 20:25 (KJV) – “And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.”
Haggai 1:8 (NIV) – “Go up into the mountains and bring down timber and build my house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be honored, says the Lord.”
2 Samuel 7:13 (ESV) – “He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.”
Ephesians 4:16 (NLT) – “He makes the whole body fit together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.”
Nehemiah 4:6 (NKJV) – “So we built the wall, and the entire wall was joined together up to half its height, for the people had a mind to work.”
Isaiah 58:12 (NASB) – “Those from among you will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will raise up the age-old foundations; and you will be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of the streets in which to dwell.”
Psalm 102:16 (Holman) – “For the Lord will rebuild Zion; He will appear in His glory.”
1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NIV) – “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”
Mark 14:58 (ESV) – “We heard him say, ‘I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and in three days I will build another, not made with hands.’”
1 Chronicles 22:10 (NLT) – “He is the one who will build a house for my name. He will be my son, and I will be his father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.”
Amos 9:11 (NKJV) – “On that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down, and repair its damages; I will raise up its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old.”
Isaiah 61:4 (NASB) – “Then they will rebuild the ancient ruins, they will raise up the former devastations; and they will repair the ruined cities, the desolations of many generations.”
Psalm 51:18 (KJV) – “Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.”
Acts 15:16 (NIV) – “After this I will return and rebuild David’s fallen tent. Its ruins I will rebuild, and I will restore it.”
Zechariah 1:16 (ESV) – “Therefore, thus says the Lord, I have returned to Jerusalem with mercy; my house shall be built in it, declares the Lord of hosts, and the measuring line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem.”
1 Corinthians 3:12 (NLT) – “Anyone who builds on that foundation may use a variety of materials—gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay, or straw.”
Jeremiah 31:4 (NKJV) – “Again I will build you, and you shall be rebuilt, O virgin of Israel! You shall again be adorned with your tambourines, and shall go forth in the dances of those who rejoice.”
Proverbs 9:1 (NASB) – “Wisdom has built her house, she has hewn out her seven pillars.”
Matthew 21:42 (Holman) – “Jesus said to them, ‘Have you never read in the Scriptures: The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is what the Lord has done and it is marvelous in our eyes?'”
Ezra 5:2 (NIV) – “Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Joshua son of Jozadak set to work to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, supporting them.”
Luke 14:28 (ESV) – “For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?”
Isaiah 65:22 (NLT) – “Unlike the past, invaders will not take their houses and confiscate their vineyards. For my people will live as long as trees, and my chosen ones will have time to enjoy their hard-won gains.”
Nehemiah 6:1 (NKJV) – “Now it happened when Sanballat, Tobiah, Geshem the Arab, and the rest of our enemies heard that I had rebuilt the wall, and that there were no breaks left in it (though at that time I had not hung the doors in the gates).”
Psalm 89:4 (NASB) – “I will establish your seed forever and build up your throne to all generations.”
1 Kings 5:5 (KJV) – “And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.”
Ephesians 2:22 (NIV) – “And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.”
