Matthew 7:18
A good tree cannot bear bad fruits; nor can a bad tree bear good fruits.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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 every good tree beareth good fruits; but a bad tree beareth bad fruits.
19Every tree that beareth not good fruits, is cut down and consigned to the fire.
Cross References
1 John 3:9Every one that is born of God, doth not practise sin; because his seed is in him, and he cannot sin, because he is born 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 →