Matthew 7:17
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
- KJV
- Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
- WEB
- Even so, every good tree produces good fruit, but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.
- ASV
- Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
- DARBY
- So every good tree produces good fruits, but the worthless tree produces bad fruits.
- BLB
- Thus every good tree produces good fruits, but the rotten tree produces evil fruits.
- ÅB
- På samme måte bærer ethvert godt tre gode frukter, men dårlige trær bærer onde frukter.
- OTB
- På samme måte bærer hvert godt tre god frukt, men et dårlig tre bærer dårlig frukt.
- B1930
- Således bærer hvert godt tre gode frukter, men det dårlige tre bærer onde frukter.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 12:33–35
Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
Read in contextGalatians 5:22–24
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Read in contextEphesians 5:9
(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
Read in contextPsalms 1:3
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
Read in contextColossians 1:10
That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
Read in contextPsalms 92:13–14
Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.
Read in contextJeremiah 17:8
For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Read in contextLuke 13:6–9
He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.
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