Matthew 12:33 “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and it…”

Matthew 12:33

Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.

World English Bible

“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit.

American Standard Version

Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by its fruit.

Geneva Bible 1599

Either make the tree good, and his fruite good: or els make the tree euill, and his fruite euil: for the tree is knowen by the fruite.

Darby Translation

Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt. For from the fruit the tree is known.

Young's Literal Translation

'Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad, for from the fruit is the tree known.

Bible in Basic English

Make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for by its fruit you will get knowledge of the tree.

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Cross references

“make the good tree”

James 4:8 Amos 5:15 Ezekiel 18:31 Matthew 23:26 Luke 11:39 Luke 11:40

James 4:8 · BSB

Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Amos 5:15 · BSB

Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”

Ezekiel 18:31 · BSB

Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?

Matthew 23:26 · BSB

Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.

Luke 11:39 · BSB

Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

Luke 11:40 · BSB

You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?

“and his fruit good”

Matthew 7:16–20 Matthew 3:8–10 John 15:4–7 Luke 3:9 James 3:12 Luke 6:43

Matthew 7:16–20 · BSB

By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?

Matthew 3:8–10 · BSB

Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.

John 15:4–7 · BSB

Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.

Luke 3:9 · BSB

The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”

James 3:12 · BSB

My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

Luke 6:43 · BSB

No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

32Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.

34You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.

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