Matthew 7:16

Amplified Bible

By their fruit you will recognize them [that is, by their contrived doctrine and self-focus]. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles? [Luke 6:43, 44]

Cross References

Proverbs 20:11

Even a boy is known and distinguished by his acts, Whether his conduct is pure and right.

Matthew 12:33

“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for the tree is recognized and judged by its fruit.

Matthew 7:20

Therefore, by their fruit you will recognize them [as false prophets].

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Spirit [the result of His presence within us] is love [unselfish concern for others], joy, [inner] peace, patience [not the ability to wait, but how we act while waiting], kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

James 2:18

But someone may say, “You [claim to] have faith and I have [good] works; show me your [alleged] faith without the works [if you can], and I will show you my faith by my works [that is, by what I do].”

James 3:12

Can a fig tree, my brothers, produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? Nor can salt water produce fresh.

1 Samuel 24:13

As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness’; but my hand shall not be against you.