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Matthew 7:20

Conservative English Version

You can tell who the false prophets are by their deeds.

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A good tree produces only good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit. You can tell what a tree is like by the fruit it produces.

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

You can tell what a tree is like by the fruit it produces. You cannot pick figs or grapes from thornbushes.

So I advise you to stay away from these men. Leave them alone. If what they are planning is something of their own doing, it will fail.

Can a fig tree produce olives or a grapevine produce figs? Does fresh water come from a well full of salt water?