Matthew 12:33

Either make ye the tree good, and his fruit good; either make ye the tree evil and his fruit evil; for a tree is known of his fruit (or for a tree is known by its fruit).

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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

32And whoever saith a word against man’s Son, it shall be forgiven to him; but who that saith a word against the Holy Ghost (or but who that saith a word against the Holy Spirit), it shall not be forgiven to him, neither in this world, nor in the tother.

34Ye generation of adders, how may ye speak good things, when ye be evil? (or Ye children of snakes, how can ye say anything good, when ye yourselves be evil?) For the mouth speaketh (out) of the plenty [or (out) of the great abundance] of the heart.

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Cross References

Amos 5:15Hate ye evil, and love ye good, and ordain ye in the gate doom (or and ordain ye justice in the court); if peradventure the Lord God of hosts have mercy on the remnants of Joseph.

Matthew 7:16of their fruits ye shall know them. Whether men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of briers? (by their fruits ye shall know them. Do people gather grapes from thorns, or figs from briars?)

Luke 3:9And now an ax is set [or is put] to the root of the tree; and therefore every tree that maketh not good fruit, shall be cut down, and shall be cast into the fire.

Luke 11:39And the Lord said to him, Now ye Pharisees cleanse that that is withoutforth of the cup and the platter; but that thing that is within of you [or but that thing of you that is within], is full of raven and wickedness.

James 3:12My brethren (or My brothers), whether a fig tree may make grapes, either a vine figs? So neither salt water may make sweet water.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 12:23-38

The Sin against the Holy Ghost. 22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw. 23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? 24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. 25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or… Read the whole commentary →

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