Matthew 7:16
Good News Translation
You will know them by what they do. Thorn bushes do not bear grapes, and briers do not bear figs.

New Revised Standard Version
You will know them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles?

Contemporary English Version
You can tell what they are by what they do. No one picks grapes or figs from thornbushes.

New American Bible
By their fruits you will know them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?

Douay-Rheims Bible
By their fruits you shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

By their fruits you shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

shall.

Matthew 7:20 Wherefore by their fruits you shall know them.

Matthew 12:33 Either make the tree good and its fruit good: or make the tree evil, and its fruit evil. For by the fruit the tree is known.

2 Peter 2:10-18 And especially them who walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise government: audacious, self willed, they fear not to bring in sects, blaspheming. . . .

Jude 1:10-19 But these men blaspheme whatever things they know not: and what things soever they naturally know, like dumb beasts, in these they are corrupted. . . .

Do.

Luke 6:43-45 For there is no good tree that bringeth forth evil fruit: nor an evil tree that bringeth forth good fruit. . . .

James 3:12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear grapes? Or the vine, figs? So neither can the salt water yield sweet.

Context
A Tree and its Fruit
15Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16By their fruits you shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, and the evil tree bringeth forth evil fruit.…
Cross References
1 Samuel 24:13
As also it is said in the old proverb: From the wicked shall wickedness come forth: therefore my hand shall not be upon thee. After whom dost thou come out, O king of Israel?

Proverbs 20:11
By his inclinations a child is known, if his works be clean and right.

Matthew 7:20
Wherefore by their fruits you shall know them.

Matthew 12:33
Either make the tree good and its fruit good: or make the tree evil, and its fruit evil. For by the fruit the tree is known.

Luke 6:43
For there is no good tree that bringeth forth evil fruit: nor an evil tree that bringeth forth good fruit.

Luke 6:44
For every tree is known by its fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns: nor from a bramble bush do they gather the grape.

Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is, charity, joy, peace, patience, benignity, goodness, longanimity,

James 2:18
But some man will say: Thou hast faith, and I have works. Shew me thy faith without works; and I will shew thee, by works, my faith.

James 3:12
Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear grapes? Or the vine, figs? So neither can the salt water yield sweet.

Matthew 7:15
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