a house builded upon a rock
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Typical of a person or a thing whose foundations are sure. The allusion is to Matt, vii, 24.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “a house builded upon a rock” mean?
Typical of a person or a thing whose foundations are sure. The allusion is to Matt, vii, 24.
Is “a house builded upon a rock” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.