Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
General references
Bible References
Shall
Matthew 7:20
Therefore, you will recognize them [i.e., prophets] by their fruit [i.e., by what their lives produce].
Matthew 12:33
Either be a healthy tree and produce wholesome fruit, or be a diseased tree and produce rotten fruit, for [the quality of] a tree will be recognized by [the quality of] its fruit.
2 Peter 2:10
[This fate will come upon] those people especially who corrupt themselves with physical desires and despise being ruled by others. They are daring, self-willed, and are not afraid to speak against glorious beings [i.e., angels],
Jude 1:10
But these people [i.e., the "certain men" of verse 4] speak against whatever they do not understand, and what they do understand naturally, the way animals do, proves to be their ruination.
Do
Luke 6:43
For there is no healthy tree that produces bad fruit; nor is there a diseased tree that produces wholesome fruit.
James 3:12
My brothers, can a fig tree produce olives or a grapevine [produce] figs? Neither can a salt water [spring] produce fresh water.
General references
Matthew 7:20
Therefore, you will recognize them [i.e., prophets] by their fruit [i.e., by what their lives produce].
Luke 6:43
For there is no healthy tree that produces bad fruit; nor is there a diseased tree that produces wholesome fruit.