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.

Cross References

Proverbs 20:11

Even children show what they are by what they do; you can tell if they are honest and good.

Matthew 12:33

“To have good fruit you must have a healthy tree; if you have a poor tree, you will have bad fruit. A tree is known by the kind of fruit it bears.

Matthew 7:20

So then, you will know the false prophets by what they do.

Galatians 5:22

But the Spirit produces love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

James 2:18

But someone will say, “One person has faith, another has actions.” My answer is, “Show me how anyone can have faith without actions. I will show you my faith by my actions.”

James 3:12

A fig tree, my friends, cannot bear olives; a grapevine cannot bear figs, nor can a salty spring produce sweet water.

1 Samuel 24:13

You know the old saying, ‘Evil is done only by evil people.’ And so I will not harm you.