Luke 6:49

But he that heareth, and doth not ,.... Hears Christ's sayings externally, but does not obey his commands:

is like a man that without a foundation built upon the earth : that is, without digging for a foundation, built his house upon the surface of the earth; "upon the dust of it", as the Syriac version renders it; or, "upon the sand", as Matthew says: "against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great"; See Gill on Matthew 7:26 . See Gill on Matthew 7:27 .