Luke 6:44

Contemporary English Version 1995

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

Cross References

James 3:12

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

Matthew 12:33

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

Jude 1:12

These people are filthy minded, and by their shameful and selfish actions they spoil the meals you eat together. They are like clouds blown along by the wind, but never bringing any rain. They are like leafless trees, uprooted and dead, and unable to produce fruit.

Matthew 7:16

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

Matthew 7:20

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