Matthew 7:17
So every good tree beareth good fruits; but a bad tree beareth bad fruits.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
In Context
18A good tree cannot bear bad fruits; nor can a bad tree bear good fruits.
Cross References
Luke 13:6And he spoke this similitude: A man had a fig-tree that was planted in his vineyard: and he came, seeking fruits upon it, and found none.
Ephesians 5:9For the fruits of the light are in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth.
Colossians 1:10that ye may walk as is right, and may please God with all good works, and may yield fruits, and grow in the knowledge 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 →