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 and the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also.
Ezekiel 18:31
Throw {away from yourselves} all of your transgressions that you committed, and make {for yourselves} a new heart and new spirit, and [so] why will you die, house of Israel?
Amos 5:15
Hate evil and love good and establish justice in the gate; perhaps Yahweh, the God of hosts, will be gracious [to] the remnant of Joseph.
Luke 11:39
But the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but your inside is full of greediness and wickedness.
James 4:8
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse [your] hands, [you] sinners, and purify [your] hearts, [you] double-minded!
And his fruit good
Matthew 3:8
Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance!
Matthew 7:16
You will recognize them by their fruits: they do not gather grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles, [do they]?
Luke 3:9
And even now the ax is positioned at the root of the trees; therefore every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."
Luke 6:43
"For there is no good tree that produces bad fruit, nor on the other hand a bad tree that produces good fruit,
John 15:4
Remain in me, and I in you. Just as the branch is not able to bear fruit from itself unless it remains in the vine, so neither [can] you, unless you remain in me.
James 3:12
A fig tree is not able, my brothers, to produce olives, or a grapevine figs. Neither can a saltwater spring produce fresh water.
General references
Luke 6:43
"For there is no good tree that produces bad fruit, nor on the other hand a bad tree that produces good fruit,