Matthew 7:17
so every good tree doth yield good fruits, but the bad tree doth yield evil fruits.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
In Context
16From their fruits ye shall know them; do [men] gather from thorns grapes? or from thistles figs?
18A good tree is not able to yield evil fruits, nor a bad tree to yield good fruits.
Cross References
Psalms 92:13Those planted in the house of Jehovah, In the courts of our God do flourish.
Isaiah 61:3To appoint to mourners in Zion, To give to them beauty instead of ashes, The oil of joy instead of mourning, A covering of praise for a spirit of weakness, And He is calling to them, 'Trees of righteousness, The planting of Jehovah — to be beautified.'
Jeremiah 17:8And hath been as a tree planted by waters, And by a rivulet he sendeth forth his roots, And he doth not see when heat cometh, And his leaf hath been green, And in a year of dearth he is not sorrowful, Nor doth he cease from making fruit.
Luke 13:6And he spake this simile: 'A certain one had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit in it, and he did not find;
Ephesians 5:9for the fruit of the Spirit [is] in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth,
Colossians 1:10to your walking worthily of the Lord to all pleasing, in every good work being fruitful, and increasing to 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 →