Matthew 7:16

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

You will know these people because of what they do. Good things don’t come from people who are bad, just as grapes don’t come from thornbushes, and figs don’t come from thorny weeds.

Cross References

James 3:12

My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree make olives? Or can a grapevine make figs? No, and a well full of salty water cannot give good water.

Matthew 12:33

“If you want good fruit, you must make the tree good. If your tree is not good, it will have bad fruit. A tree is known by the kind of fruit it produces.

Matthew 7:20

You will know these false people by what they do.

1 Samuel 24:13

There is an old saying: ‘Bad things come from bad people.’ “I haven’t done anything bad, and I won’t hurt you.

Proverbs 20:11

Even children show what they are like by the things they do. You can see if their actions are pure and right.

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit that the Spirit produces in a person’s life is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

James 2:18

But someone might argue, “Some people have faith, and others have good works.” My answer would be that you can’t show me your faith if you don’t do anything. But I will show you my faith by the good I do.