24. Therefore—to bring this discourse to a close.
whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them—see Jas 1:22, which seems a plain allusion to these words; also Lu 11:28; Ro 2:13; 1Jo 3:7.
I will liken him unto a wise man—a shrewd, prudent, provident man.
which built his house upon a rock—the rock of true discipleship, or genuine subjection to Christ.