Matthew 7:17
So every good tree maketh good fruits; but an evil tree maketh evil fruits.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
In Context
16By their fruits you shall know them. Do they gather from thorns grapes, or from briers figs?
18A good tree cannot make evil fruits, nor an evil tree make good fruits.
Cross References
Luke 13:6And he spake this parable: A man had a fig-tree which was planted in his vinery: and he came and sought fruits on it, but did not find.
Ephesians 5:9For the fruits of the light are in all goodness and rectitude and truth.
Colossians 1:10and may walk according to that which is just, and may please Aloha in all good works, and may yield fruit, and increase in the knowledge of Aloha;
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 →