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
Blind Pharisee, make clean first the inside of the cup and of the dish, that their outside also may become clean.
Ezekiel 18:31
Cast away from you all your transgressions wherewith ye have transgressed, and make you a new heart and a new spirit: why then will ye die, house of Israel?
Amos 5:15
Hate evil, and love good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that Jehovah, the God of hosts, will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
Luke 11:39
But the Lord said to him, Now do ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but your inward parts are full of plunder and wickedness.
James 4:8
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, ye double-minded.
And his fruit good
Matthew 3:8
Produce therefore fruit worthy of repentance.
Matthew 7:16
By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather a bunch of grapes from thorns, or from thistles figs?
Luke 3:9
And already also the axe is applied to the root of the trees; every tree therefore not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.
Luke 6:43
For there is no good tree which produces corrupt fruit, nor a corrupt tree which produces good fruit;
John 15:4
Abide in me and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abide in the vine, thus neither can ye unless ye abide in me.
James 3:12
Can, my brethren, a fig produce olives, or a vine figs? Neither can salt water make sweet water.
General references
Luke 6:43
For there is no good tree which produces corrupt fruit, nor a corrupt tree which produces good fruit;