Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
Make the tree good
And his fruit good
General references
Bible References
Make the tree good
Matthew 23:26
You blind Pharisees! You must first clean the inside of the cup and the dish, so that the outside may be clean too.
Luke 11:39
But the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees have the habit of cleaning the outside of your cups and dishes, but inside you yourselves are full of greed and wickedness.
James 4:8
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Get your hands clean, you sinners. Get your hearts purified, you double-minded.
And his fruit good
Matthew 3:8
Produce, then, fruit that is consistent with the repentance you profess,
Matthew 7:16
You must recognize them by their fruits. People do not pick grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles, do they?
Luke 3:9
Now the axe is already lying at the roots of the trees. Every tree, then, that fails to bear good fruit is to be cut down and thrown into the fire."
Luke 6:43
"For there never is a healthy tree that bears poor fruit, nor a sickly tree that bears good fruit.
John 15:4
You must remain in union with me and I will remain in union with you. Just as no branch by itself can bear fruit unless it remains united to the vine, so you cannot unless you remain in union with me.
James 3:12
A fig tree, my brothers, cannot bear olives, or a grape-vine figs, can it? And a salt spring cannot furnish fresh water.
General references
Luke 6:43
"For there never is a healthy tree that bears poor fruit, nor a sickly tree that bears good fruit.