James 3:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.

The fig tree

So

Exodus 15:23

2 Kings 2:19

Ezekiel 47:8

Bible References

The fig tree

This he hedged, this he walled round about, and planted it with goodly grapes. In the midst of it builded he a tower, and made a wine press therein. And afterward when he looked that it should bring him grapes, it brought forth thorns.

and among all green trees. Whereas I planted thee out of noble grapes and good roots. How art thou turned then into a bitter, unfruitful, and strange grape?

Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns? Or figs of thistles?

Either make the tree good, and his fruit good also, or else make the tree evil, and his fruit evil also. For the tree is known by his fruit.

It is not a good tree that bringeth forth evil fruit: Neither is that an evil tree, that bringeth forth good fruit.

For if one piece be holy, the whole heap is holy. And if the root be holy, the branches are holy also.

So

At the last they came to Marah: but they could not drink of the waters for bitterness, for they were bitter. Therefore the name of the place was called Marah.

Then the men of Jericho said to Elisha, "Behold, the city standeth pleasantly as my lord seeth, but the water is nought and the ground barren."

Then said he unto me, "This water that floweth out toward the East, and runneth down into the plain field, cometh into the sea: and from the sea it runneth out, and maketh the waters whole.