Matthew 7:17
So every good tree yields good fruits, but the bad tree yields evil fruits.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
In Context
16From their fruits you will know them; do [men] gather grapes from thorns? Or figs from thistles?
18A good tree is not able to yield evil fruits, nor a bad tree to yield good fruits.
Cross References
Psalms 92:13Those planted in the house of YHWH, || In the courts of our God, flourish.
Isaiah 61:3To appoint to mourners in Zion, || To give to them beauty instead of ashes, || The oil of joy instead of mourning, || A covering of praise for a faded spirit, || And He is calling to them, Trees of righteousness, || The planting of YHWH—to be beautified.”
Jeremiah 17:8And has been as a tree planted by waters, || And he sends forth his roots by a stream, || And he does not see when heat comes, || And his leaf has been green, || And he is not sorrowful in a year of scarcity, || Nor does he cease from making fruit.
Luke 13:6And He spoke this allegory: “A certain one had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit in it, and he did not find;
Ephesians 5:9for the fruit of the light [is] in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth,
Colossians 1:10to walk worthily of the LORD, pleasing in all, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge 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 →