Matthew 7:19
"Every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
In Context
18"A good tree cannot bear bad fruit; neither can a worthless tree bear good fruit.
20"Hence it is by their fruit you will know them.
Cross References
Matthew 3:10And already the axe is lying at the roots of the trees. Any tree, therefore, that does not bear good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.
Luke 3:9And now truly the axe is already laid at the root of the trees. So every tree which is not bearing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."
John 15:2"He cuts back any of my branches that bear no fruit, and prunes every fruit-bearing branch, that it may bear more.
Jude 1:12These are they who are stains upon your love-feasts; when they feast sumptuously without scruple, looking after none but themselves. They are clouds without water, driven along by the winds; trees of autumn, fruitless, doubly dead, torn up by the roots,
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 →