Matthew 12:33

“Ke pehē, ʻoku lelei ʻae ʻakau, pea lelei mo hono fua; pe pehē, ʻoku kovi ʻae ʻakau, pea kovi mo hono fua: he ʻoku ʻilo ʻae ʻakau ʻi hono fua.

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In The King James Version

Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.

In Context

32Pea ko ia ʻoku ne lea kovi ki he Foha ʻoe tangata, ʻe fakamolemolea ia: ka ko ia ʻoku lea kovi ki he Laumālie Māʻoniʻoni, ʻe ʻikai fakamolemolea, ʻi he māmani, pe ʻi he maama ʻe haʻu.

34‌ʻAe hako ʻoe ngata fekai! ʻE fēfeeʻi hoʻomou faʻa lea lelei, ka ʻoku mou kovi pe? He ʻoku lea ʻae ngutu mei he meʻa lahi ʻoku ʻi he loto.

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Cross References

Amos 5:15Fehiʻa ki he kovi, pea ʻofa ki he lelei, pea fokotuʻumaʻu ʻae fakamaau ʻi he matapā; heiʻilo pe ʻe ʻaloʻofa ʻa Sihova, ko e ʻOtua ʻoe ngaahi kautau, ki he toenga ʻo Siosefa.”

Matthew 7:16Te mou ʻilo ʻakinautolu ʻi honau ngaahi fua. He ʻoku toli ʻe he kakai ʻae fua ʻoe vaine ʻi he ʻakau talatala, pe ko e fiki ʻi he talatalaʻāmoa?

Luke 3:9Pea ko eni foki, kuo tuku ʻae toki ki he tefito ʻoe ngaahi ʻakau: pea ko ia, ka ʻilonga ʻae ʻakau ʻoku ʻikai tupu ai ʻae fua lelei ʻe tā hifo ia, ʻo laku ki he afi.”

Luke 11:39Pea pehē ʻe he ʻEiki kiate ia, “Ko eni ʻakimoutolu, ʻae kau Fālesi, ʻoku mou fakamaʻa ʻae tuʻa ipu inu mo e ipu kai, ka ʻoku fonu homou loto ʻi he fakamālohi mo e angakovi.

James 3:12‌ʻE hoku kāinga, ʻe faʻa tupu ʻi he fiki ʻae fua ʻoe ʻolive? Pe ʻi he vaine ʻae fua ʻoe fiki? Pea pehē, ʻoku ʻikai ha matavai ʻe puna mei ai ʻa e vai kona mo e vai melie.

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