Bible Verses About Construction

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

Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work.

And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.

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.

Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.

And the Lord shewed me four carpenters.

So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it.

Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the Lord.

If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.

And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the Lord, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair it.

In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:

Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great.

When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine house, if any man fall from thence.

The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.

Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.

He built the high gate of the house of the Lord, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.

They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.

Even to the artificers and builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.

But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired therewith the house of the Lord.

Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.

Because they regard not the works of the Lord, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.

So Solomon built the house, and finished it.

And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.

The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know that the Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you.

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

But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

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;

Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king’s words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.

The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.

In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;

Take heed now; for the Lord hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.

Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

And it shall come to pass, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck up, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afflict; so will I watch over them, to build, and to plant, saith the Lord.

For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his side, and so builded. And he that sounded the trumpet was by me.

And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship.

Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.

For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.