Matthew 7:18
A good tree cannot produce bad fruits, nor a corrupt tree produce good fruits.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
In Context
17Likewise every good tree produces good fruits, but the corrupt tree produces bad fruits.
19Every tree not producing good fruit is cut down, and thrown into the fire.
Cross References
1 John 3:9Every man who has been begotten of God is not doing sin, because his seed abides in him, and he cannot sin, because he has been begotten of God.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 7:16-21
The Sermon on the Mount. 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? 17 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. 20… Read the whole commentary →