Psalms 127:1
“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.”
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.
It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Related Verses
“Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.”
“Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.”
“He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.”
“The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.”
“Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.”