Luke 6:44

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

Matthew 12:33

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.

Matthew 7:16

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

Matthew 7:20

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

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?

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.