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
Bible References
The fig tree
Matthew 7:16
Ye may know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Matthew 12:33
Either say that the tree is good, and its fruit good; or say that the tree is bad, and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit. Brood of vipers!
Luke 6:43
For there is no good tree that beareth bad fruit; and again, there is no bad tree that beareth good fruit.
Romans 11:16
And if the first portion of the dough is holy, so also will be the lump; and if the root is holy, so will be the branches.