Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Likewise every good tree produces good fruits, but the corrupt tree produces bad fruits.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
In the same way, every good tree produces good fruit, but a rotten tree produces bad fruit.
American Standard Version
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
In a similar way, every healthy tree produces wholesome fruit; but a diseased tree produces [only] bad fruit.
Anderson New Testament
So every good tree produces goodly fruit: but an unsound tree produces diseased fruit.
Bible in Basic English
Even so, every good tree gives good fruit; but the bad tree gives evil fruit.
Common New Testament
Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
Daniel Mace New Testament
or figs of thistles? so every good tree yields good fruit: but a corrupt tree yields bad fruit.
Darby Translation
So every good tree produces good fruits, but the worthless tree produces bad fruits.
Godbey New Testament
So every good tree produces good fruits; and a corrupt tree produces evil fruits.
Goodspeed New Testament
Just so any sound tree bears good fruit, but a poor tree bears bad fruit.
John Wesley New Testament
So every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
Julia Smith Translation
So every good tree makes good fruits; but the rotten tree makes evil fruits.
King James 2000
Even so every good tree brings forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit.
Lexham Expanded Bible
In the [same] way, every good tree produces good fruit, but a bad tree produces bad fruit.
Modern King James verseion
Even so every good tree brings forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Even so, every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
Moffatt New Testament
every good tree bears sound fruit, but a rotten tree bears bad fruit;
Montgomery New Testament
"No, every good tree bears good fruit, but a worthless tree bears bad fruit.
NET Bible
In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.
New Heart English Bible
Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.
Noyes New Testament
So every good tree beareth good fruit; but a bad tree beareth bad fruit.
Sawyer New Testament
So every good tree bears good fruits, but a bad tree bears bad fruits;
The Emphasized Bible
So, every good tree, fine fruit, produceth, - whereas, the worthless tree, evil fruit, produceth:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
So every good tree beareth good fruits; but every bad tree in kind, produceth bad fruits.
Twentieth Century New Testament
So, too, every sound tree bears good fruit, while a worthless tree bears bad fruit.
Webster
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
Weymouth New Testament
Just so every good tree produces good fruit, but a poisonous tree produces bad fruit.
Williams New Testament
So any healthy tree bears good fruit and a sickly tree bears poor fruit.
World English Bible
Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.
Worrell New Testament
So every good tree bears good fruit, but the worthless tree bears evil fruit.
Worsley New Testament
so every good tree yieldeth good fruit, but a corrupt tree produces bad fruit:
Youngs Literal Translation
so every good tree doth yield good fruits, but the bad tree doth yield evil fruits.
Themes
Bearing fruit » What brings forth good fruit
Bearing fruit » What brings forth evil fruit
Botany » Laws of nature in the vegetable kingdom uniform in action
Character » Of the wicked » Corrupt
Evil » What brings forth evil fruit
Fruits » Illustrative » (bad,) of the conduct and conversation of evil men
Fruits » Illustrative » Of good works
Fruits » Divided into » Evil or bad
The goodness of the lord » What brings forth good fruit
Trees » Illustrative » (good and fruitful,) of saints
Trees » Illustrative » (producing evil fruit,) of the wicked
Topics
Interlinear
Pas
Agathos
καλός
Kalos
good, better, honest, meet, goodly,
Usage: 62
Poieo
ποιέω
Poieo
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372
De
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 7:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Sermon On The Mount: Recognizing False Prophets
16 From their fruits ye will know them. Do they gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? 17 Likewise every good tree produces good fruits, but the corrupt tree produces bad fruits. 18 A good tree cannot produce bad fruits, nor a corrupt tree produce good fruits.
Names
Cross References
Matthew 12:33-35
Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt, for the tree is known by its fruit.
Psalm 1:3
And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. And whatever he does shall prosper.
Psalm 92:13-14
Men who are planted in the house of LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God.
Isaiah 5:3-5
And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, between me and my vineyard.
Isaiah 61:3
to appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of LORD, that
Jeremiah 11:19
But I was like a gentle lamb that is led to the slaughter. And I knew not that they had devised devices against me, [saying], Let us destroy the tree with the fruit of it. And let us cut him off from the land of the living, that hi
Jeremiah 17:8
For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, that spreads out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat comes, but its leaf shall be green, and shall not be worried in the year of drought, nor shall cease from yieldi
Luke 13:6-9
And he spoke this parable. A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it, and found none.
Galatians 5:22-24
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Ephesians 5:9
(for the fruit of the spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),
Philippians 1:11
having been filled with fruits of righteousness, through Jesus Christ, for glory and praise of God.
Colossians 1:10
For you to walk worthily of the Lord for every desire to please, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing in the knowledge of God,
James 3:17-18
But the wisdom from above is indeed first pure, then peaceful, meek, easily entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and non-hypocritical.
Jude 1:12
These are reefs in your love-feasts, feasting together, fearlessly tending to themselves, waterless clouds carried along by winds, autumn trees without fruit, who died twice having being uprooted,