James 3:12

Can ye figge tree, my brethren, bring forth oliues, either a vine figges? so can no fountaine make both salt water and sweete.

Geneva Bible 1599

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

11Doeth a fountaine send forth at one place sweete water and bitter?

13Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew by good conuersation his workes in meekenesse of wisdome.

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Cross References

2 Kings 2:19And the men of the citie saide vnto Elisha, Beholde, we pray thee: the situation of this citie is pleasant, as thou, my lorde, seest, but the water is naught, and the ground baren.

Jeremiah 2:21Yet I had planted thee, a noble vine, whose plants were all natural: howe then art thou turned vnto me into the plants of a strange vine?

Matthew 7:16Ye shall know them by their fruites. Doe men gather grapes of thornes? or figges of thistles?

Luke 6:43For it is not a good tree that bringeth foorth euill fruite: neither an euill tree, that bringeth foorth good fruite.

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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