James 3:12

Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grape vine figs? Thus no spring yields salt water and sweet.

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In The King James Version

Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.

In Context

11A spring does not send out sweet and bitter water from the same opening, does it?

13Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him exhibit his works in the meekness of wisdom, by his good way of life.

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Cross References

Matthew 7:16You will know them by their fruits. Do people gather grapes from thorn bushes, or figs from thistles?

Luke 6:43“Now no good tree produces rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree produce good fruit

Matthew Henry on James 3:2-13

Government of the Tongue. ( a. d. 61.) 1 My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. 2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. 3 Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. 4 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm,… Read the whole commentary →

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