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! First clean the inside of the cup, so the outside of it may also become clean.
Ezekiel 18:31
Throw off all the transgressions you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, house of Israel?
Amos 5:15 Hate evil and love good;
establish justice in the gate.
Perhaps the Lord, the God of Hosts, will be gracious
to the remnant of Joseph.
establish justice in the gate.
Perhaps the Lord, the God of Hosts, will be gracious
to the remnant of Joseph.
Luke 11:39
But the Lord said to him: “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and evil.
James 4:8
Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, double-minded people!
And his fruit good
Matthew 3:8
Therefore produce fruit consistent with repentance.
Matthew 7:16 You’ll recognize them by their fruit. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes or figs from thistles?
Luke 3:9
Even now the ax is ready to strike the root of the trees! Therefore, every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”
Luke 6:43 “A good tree doesn’t produce bad fruit; on the other hand, a bad tree doesn’t produce good fruit.
John 15:4 Remain in Me, and I in you. Just as a branch is unable to produce fruit by itself unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me.
James 3:12
Can a fig tree produce olives, my brothers, or a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a saltwater spring yield fresh water.
General references
Luke 6:43 “A good tree doesn’t produce bad fruit; on the other hand, a bad tree doesn’t produce good fruit.