Matthew 7:18
A good tree can not bring forth euil fruite: neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruite.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
In Context
17So euery good tree bringeth foorth good fruite, and a corrupt tree bringeth forth euill fruite.
19Euery tree that bringeth not forth good fruite, is hewen downe, and cast into the fire.
Cross References
1 John 3:9Whosoeuer is borne of God, sinneth not: for his seede remaineth in him, neither can hee 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 →