Matthew 7:18
A good tree cannot brynge forthe bad frute: nor yet a bad tree can bringe forthe good frute.
Tyndale New Testament
In The King James Version
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
In Context
19Every tree that bryngethe not forthe good frute shalbe hewe doune and cast into the fyre.
Cross References
1 John 3:9Whosoever is borne of god sinneth not: for his seed remayneth in him and he cannot sinne because he is borne 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 →