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‘Foundation’ in the Bible – All 66 Bible verses / Bible passages

Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Foundation’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.

The term ‘Foundation’ occurs 66 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.

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Bible passages with ‘Foundation’ in the book Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 32:22 A fire has been kindled in my fury, and it will burn even to the deepest Hell, and it will devour the earth with its produce, and it will burn the foundations of the mountains.Deuteronomy 32:22

Number of the word / term Foundation in Deuteronomy: 1

Bible passages with ‘Foundation’ in the book Joshua

Joshua 6:5 And when the voice of the trumpet sounds longer and with interruptions, and it increases in your ears, then all the people shall cry out together with a very great shout, and the walls of the city shall fall to the foundation, and they shall enter it, each from a place opposite where they are standing.”Joshua 6:5

Joshua 6:26 “Cursed before the Lord is the man who will raise up and rebuild the city of Jericho! With his firstborn, may he lay its foundation, and with the last of his children, may he set up its gates.”Joshua 6:26

Number of the word / term Foundation in Joshua: 2

Bible passages with ‘Foundation’ in the book 2 Samuel

2 Samuel 22:8 The earth was shaken, and it quaked. The foundations of the mountains were struck together and violently shaken, because he was angry with them.2 Samuel 22:8

2 Samuel 22:16 And the overflow of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the globe were revealed, at the rebuke of the Lord, at the exhale of the breath of his fury.2 Samuel 22:16

Number of the word / term Foundation in 2 Samuel: 2

Bible passages with ‘Foundation’ in the book 1 Kings

1 Kings 5:17 And the king ordered them to bring great stones, precious stones, for the foundation of the temple, and to square them.1 Kings 5:17

1 Kings 7:9 All was of precious stones, which had been sawed by a particular standard and measure, as much within as without, from the foundation even to the summit of the walls, and outside even to the great atrium.1 Kings 7:9

1 Kings 7:10 Now the foundations were of precious stones: great stones of eight or ten cubits.1 Kings 7:10

Number of the word / term Foundation in 1 Kings: 3

Bible passages with ‘Foundation’ in the book 2 Chronicles

2 Chronicles 3:3 And these are the foundations, which Solomon set forth so that he might build the house of God: the length in cubits by the first measure sixty, the width in cubits twenty.2 Chronicles 3:3

2 Chronicles 23:5 One third part of you who arrive on the Sabbath, priests, and Levites, and porters, shall be at the gates. Truly, one third part shall be at the house of the king. And one third shall be at the gate which is called the Foundation. Yet truly, let all the remainder of the common people be in the courts of the house of the Lord.2 Chronicles 23:5

2 Chronicles 31:7 In the third month, they began to lay out the foundations of the stacks. And in the seventh month, they finished them.2 Chronicles 31:7

Number of the word / term Foundation in 2 Chronicles: 3

Bible passages with ‘Foundation’ in the book Ezra

Ezra 5:16 And so this same Sheshbazzar then came and set the foundations of the temple of God in Jerusalem. And from that time, even until now, it is being built, and it is not yet completed.’Ezra 5:16

Ezra 6:3 “In the first year of king Cyrus, Cyrus the king decreed that the house of God, which is in Jerusalem, shall be built in the place where they immolate victims, and that they should set the foundations so as to support a height of sixty cubits and a width of sixty cubits,Ezra 6:3

Number of the word / term Foundation in Ezra: 2

Bible passages with ‘Foundation’ in the book Job

Job 4:19 How much more will those who live in houses of clay, which have an earthly foundation, be consumed like the moth?Job 4:19

Job 22:16 These were taken away before their time, and a flood overthrew their foundation.Job 22:16

Job 28:9 He has stretched out his hand to the rocks; he has overturned the foundations of the mountains.Job 28:9

Job 36:16 Therefore, he will save you from the narrow mouth very widely, even though it has no foundation under it. Moreover, your respite at table will be full of fatness.Job 36:16

Job 38:4 Where were you, when I set the foundations of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding.Job 38:4

Number of the word / term Foundation in Job: 5

Bible passages with ‘Foundation’ in the book Psalm

Psalm 18:7 The earth was shaken, and it trembled. The foundations of the mountains were disturbed, and they were shaken, because he was angry with them.Psalm 18:7

Psalm 18:15 Then the fountains of waters appeared, and the foundations of the world were revealed, by your rebuke, O Lord, by the inspiration of the Spirit of your wrath.Psalm 18:15

Psalm 82:5 They did not know and did not understand. They wander in darkness. All the foundations of the earth will be moved.Psalm 82:5

Psalm 87:1 A Canticle Psalm to the sons of Korah. Its foundations are in the holy mountains:Psalm 87:1

Psalm 105:16 And he called a famine upon the land, and he crushed every foundation of the bread.Psalm 105:16

Psalm 137:7 O Lord, call to mind the sons of Edom, in the day of Jerusalem, who say: “Despoil it, despoil it, even to its foundation.”Psalm 137:7

Number of the word / term Foundation in Psalm: 6

Bible passages with ‘Foundation’ in the book Proverbs

Proverbs 8:29 when he encompassed the sea within its limits, and laid down a law for the waters, lest they transgress their limits; when he weighed the foundations of the earth.Proverbs 8:29

Proverbs 10:25 Like a passing tempest, so the impious one will be no more. But the just one is like an everlasting foundation.Proverbs 10:25

Number of the word / term Foundation in Proverbs: 2

Bible passages with ‘Foundation’ in the book Isaiah

Isaiah 24:18 And this shall be: whoever will flee from the voice of dread will fall into the pit. And whoever will extricate himself from the pit will be caught in the snare. For the floodgates from above have been opened, and the foundations of the earth will be shaken.Isaiah 24:18

Isaiah 28:16 For this reason, thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will set a stone within the foundations of Zion, a tested stone, a cornerstone, a precious stone, which has been established in the foundation: whoever trusts in him need not hurry.Isaiah 28:16

Isaiah 40:21 Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been announced to you from the beginning? Have you not understood the foundations of the earth?Isaiah 40:21

Isaiah 44:28 I say to Cyrus, “You are my shepherd, and you will accomplish all that I will.” I say to Jerusalem, “You shall be built,” and to the Temple, “Your foundations shall be laid.”Isaiah 44:28

Isaiah 54:11 O poor little ones, convulsed by the tempest, away from any consolation! Behold, I will set your stones in order, and I will lay your foundation with sapphires,Isaiah 54:11

Isaiah 58:12 And places that have been desolate for ages will be built up by you. You will raise a foundation for generation after generation. And you will be called the repairer of hedges, who turns the roadways into quiet places.Isaiah 58:12

Number of the word / term Foundation in Isaiah: 6

Bible passages with ‘Foundation’ in the book Jeremiah

Jeremiah 31:37 Thus says the Lord: “If the heavens above are able to be measured, and if the foundations of the earth beneath can be examined, I also will cast aside all the offspring of Israel, because of all that they have done, says the Lord.Jeremiah 31:37

Jeremiah 50:15 Cry out against her! For where she has put forth a hand, her foundations have fallen, her walls have been destroyed. For it is the vengeance of the Lord. Take vengeance against her! Just as she has done, do so to her.Jeremiah 50:15

Jeremiah 51:26 And they will not take from you a stone for the corner, nor a stone for the foundations. Instead, you will be destroyed unto eternity,” says the Lord.Jeremiah 51:26

Number of the word / term Foundation in Jeremiah: 3

Bible passages with ‘Foundation’ in the book Lamentations

Lamentations 4:11 CAPH. The Lord has completed his fury; he has poured out the wrath of his indignation. And he has kindled a fire in Zion, and it has devoured its foundations.Lamentations 4:11

Number of the word / term Foundation in Lamentations: 1

Bible passages with ‘Foundation’ in the book Ezekiel

Ezekiel 13:14 And I will destroy the wall that you have covered without tempering it. And I will level it to the ground, and its foundation will be revealed. And it will fall and be consumed in its midst. And you shall know that I am the Lord.Ezekiel 13:14

Ezekiel 30:4 And the sword will come to Egypt. And there will be dread in Ethiopia, when the wounded will have fallen in Egypt, and its multitude will have been taken away, and its foundations will have been destroyed.Ezekiel 30:4

Ezekiel 41:8 And in the house, I saw the height all around the foundations of the side chambers, which were the measure of a reed, the space of six cubits.Ezekiel 41:8

Number of the word / term Foundation in Ezekiel: 3

Bible passages with ‘Foundation’ in the book Micah

Micah 1:6 And I will place Samaria like a pile of stones in the field, when a vineyard is planted. And I will pull down its stones into the valley, and I will reveal her foundations.Micah 1:6

Micah 6:2 Let the mountains listen to the judgment of the Lord, and the strong foundations of the earth. For the judgment of the Lord is with his people, and he will enter into judgment with Israel.Micah 6:2

Number of the word / term Foundation in Micah: 2

Bible passages with ‘Foundation’ in the book Habakkuk

Habakkuk 3:13 You have gone forth for the salvation of your people, for salvation with your Christ. You struck the head of the house of the impious. You have laid bare his foundation all the way to the neck.Habakkuk 3:13

Number of the word / term Foundation in Habakkuk: 1

Bible passages with ‘Foundation’ in the book Haggai

Haggai 2:18 Set your hearts from this day and into the future, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from the day that the foundations of the temple of the Lord have been uttered, and place it upon your heart.Haggai 2:18

Number of the word / term Foundation in Haggai: 1

Bible passages with ‘Foundation’ in the book Matthew

Matthew 13:35 in order to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet, saying: “I will open my mouth in parables. I will proclaim what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.”Matthew 13:35

Matthew 25:34 Then the King shall say to those who will be on his right: ‘Come, you blessed of my Father. Possess the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.Matthew 25:34

Number of the word / term Foundation in Matthew: 2

Bible passages with ‘Foundation’ in the book Luke

Luke 6:48 He is like a man building a house, who has dug deep and has laid the foundation upon the rock. Then, when the floodwaters came, the river was rushing against that house, and it was not able to move it. For it was founded upon the rock.Luke 6:48

Luke 6:49 But whoever hears and does not do: he is like a man building his house upon the soil, without a foundation. The river rushed against it, and it soon fell down, and the ruin of that house was great.”Luke 6:49

Luke 11:50 so that the blood of all the Prophets, which has been shed since the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation:Luke 11:50

Luke 14:29 Otherwise, after he will have laid the foundation and not been able to finish it, everyone who sees it may begin to mock him,Luke 14:29

Number of the word / term Foundation in Luke: 4

Bible passages with ‘Foundation’ in the book Acts

Acts 16:26 Yet truly, there was a sudden earthquake, so great that the foundations of the prison were moved. And immediately all the doors were opened, and the bindings of everyone were released.Acts 16:26

Number of the word / term Foundation in Acts: 1

Bible passages with ‘Foundation’ in the book Romans

Romans 15:20 And so I have preached this Gospel, not where Christ was known by name, lest I build upon the foundation of another,Romans 15:20

Number of the word / term Foundation in Romans: 1

Bible passages with ‘Foundation’ in the book 1 Corinthians

1 Corinthians 3:10 According to the grace of God, which has been given to me, I have laid the foundation like a wise architect. But another builds upon it. So then, let each one be careful how he builds upon it.1 Corinthians 3:10

1 Corinthians 3:11 For no one is able to lay any other foundation, in place of that which has been laid, which is Christ Jesus.1 Corinthians 3:11

1 Corinthians 3:12 But if anyone builds upon this foundation, whether gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or stubble,1 Corinthians 3:12

Number of the word / term Foundation in 1 Corinthians: 3

Bible passages with ‘Foundation’ in the book Ephesians

Ephesians 1:4 just as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, so that we would be holy and immaculate in his sight, in charity.Ephesians 1:4

Ephesians 2:20 having been built upon the foundation of the Apostles and of the Prophets, with Jesus Christ himself as the preeminent cornerstone.Ephesians 2:20

Number of the word / term Foundation in Ephesians: 2

Bible passages with ‘Foundation’ in the book Colossians

Colossians 2:5 For though I may be absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit. And I rejoice as I gaze upon your order and its foundation, which is in Christ, your faith.Colossians 2:5

Number of the word / term Foundation in Colossians: 1

Bible passages with ‘Foundation’ in the book 1 Timothy

1 Timothy 3:15 But, if I am delayed, you should know the manner in which it is necessary to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the Church of the living God, the pillar and the foundation of truth.1 Timothy 3:15

1 Timothy 6:19 to gather for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may obtain true life.1 Timothy 6:19

Number of the word / term Foundation in 1 Timothy: 2

Bible passages with ‘Foundation’ in the book 2 Timothy

2 Timothy 2:19 But the firm foundation of God remains standing, having this seal: the Lord knows those who are his own, and all who know the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.2 Timothy 2:19

Number of the word / term Foundation in 2 Timothy: 1

Bible passages with ‘Foundation’ in the book Hebrews

Hebrews 4:3 For we who have believed shall enter into rest, in the same manner as he said: “So it is as I have sworn in my wrath: They shall not enter into my rest!” And certainly, this is when the works from the foundation of the world have been finished.Hebrews 4:3

Hebrews 11:10 For he was awaiting a city having firm foundations, whose designer and builder is God.Hebrews 11:10

Number of the word / term Foundation in Hebrews: 2

Bible passages with ‘Foundation’ in the book 1 Peter

1 Peter 1:20 foreknown, certainly, before the foundation of the world, and made manifest in these latter times for your sake.1 Peter 1:20

Number of the word / term Foundation in 1 Peter: 1

Bible passages with ‘Foundation’ in the book Revelation

Revelation 17:8 The beast that you saw, was, and is not, and is soon to ascend from the abyss. And he goes forth unto destruction. And the inhabitants upon the earth (those whose names have not been written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world) shall be amazed upon seeing the beast who was and is not.Revelation 17:8

Revelation 21:14 And the wall of the City had twelve foundations. And upon them were the twelve names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.Revelation 21:14

Revelation 21:19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with every kind of precious stone. The first foundation was of jasper, the second was of sapphire, the third was of chalcedony, the fourth was of emerald,Revelation 21:19

Number of the word / term ‘Foundation’ in Revelation: 3

These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.

Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 66

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