Matthew 7:19
Every tree which does not give good fruit is cut down and put in the fire.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
In Context
18It is not possible for a good tree to give bad fruit, and a bad tree will not give good fruit.
20So by their fruits you will get knowledge of them.
Cross References
Isaiah 27:11When its branches are dry they will be broken off; the women will come and put fire to them: for it is a foolish people; for this cause he who made them will have no mercy on them, and he whose work they are will not have pity on them.
Matthew 3:10And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; every tree then which does not give good fruit is cut down, and put into the fire.
Luke 3:9And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; and every tree which does not have good fruit will be cut down and put into the fire.
John 15:2He takes away every branch in me which has no fruit, and every branch which has fruit he makes clean, so that it may have more fruit.
Jude 1:12These men are unseen rocks at your love-feasts, when they take part in them with you, keepers of sheep who without fear take the food of the sheep; clouds without water rushing before the wind, wasted trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots,
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 →