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
Thou blind Pharisee! cleanse first the inside of the cup and dish, that their outside may become clean also.
Luke 11:39
Then said the Lord unto him, Now ye Pharisees make the outside of the cup and of the dish clean, but your inward parts are full of extortion and wickedness.
James 4:8
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Make clean your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double-minded.
And his fruit good
Matthew 3:8
Produce then worthy fruits of repentance:
Matthew 7:16
By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather a bunch of grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?
Luke 3:9
But now is the ax laid even to the root of the trees; every tree therefore that produceth not good fruit, is cut down and cast into the fire.
Luke 6:43
For there is no good tree which produceth fruit of a bad quality; neither doth a tree of a bad sort produce 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: so neither can ye, except ye abide in me.
James 3:12
Can a fig-tree, my brethren, produce olives; or a vine figs? so also can no fountain send forth salt water and sweet.
General references
Luke 6:43
For there is no good tree which produceth fruit of a bad quality; neither doth a tree of a bad sort produce good fruit.