Matthew 7:17

American Standard Version (1901)

Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 1:3 : 3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
  • Ps 92:13-14 : 13 They are planted in the house of Jehovah; They shall flourish in the courts of our God. 14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; They shall be full of sap and green:
  • Isa 5:3-5 : 3 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard. 4 What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes? 5 And now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; I will break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down:
  • Gal 5:22-24 : 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 meekness, self-control; against such there is no law. 24 And they that are of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts thereof.
  • Eph 5:9 : 9 (for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),
  • Matt 12:33-35 : 33 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. 34 Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. 35 The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
  • Luke 13:6-9 : 6 And he spake this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none. 7 And he said unto the vinedresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why doth it also cumber the ground? 8 And he answering saith unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it: 9 and if it bear fruit thenceforth, [well] ; but if not, thou shalt cut it down.
  • Phil 1:11 : 11 being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
  • Col 1:10 : 10 to walk worthily of the Lord unto all pleasing, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
  • Jas 3:17-18 : 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, without hypocrisy. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for them that make peace.
  • Jude 1:12 : 12 These are they who are hidden rocks in your love-feasts when they feast with you, shepherds that without fear feed themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds; autumn leaves without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;
  • Isa 61:3 : 3 to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto 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 Jehovah, that he may be glorified.
  • Jer 11:19 : 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 thereof, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be no more remembered.
  • Jer 17:8 : 8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, that spreadeth out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat cometh, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Matt 7:18-21
    4 verses
    94%

    18A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

    19Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

    20Therefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

    21Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.

  • Luke 6:43-45
    3 verses
    90%

    43For there is no good tree that bringeth forth corrupt fruit; nor again a corrupt tree that bringeth forth good fruit.

    44For each tree is known by its own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.

    45The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and the evil [man] out of the evil [treasure] bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

  • Matt 12:33-35
    3 verses
    87%

    33Either 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.

    34Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

    35The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

  • Matt 7:15-16
    2 verses
    85%

    15Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.

    16By their fruits ye shall know them. Do [men] gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

  • Luke 3:9
    82%

    9And even now the axe also lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

  • Matt 3:10
    80%

    10And even now the axe lieth at the root of the trees: every tree therefore that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

  • Matt 3:8
    74%

    8Bring forth therefore fruit worthy of repentance:

  • Luke 13:9
    74%

    9and if it bear fruit thenceforth, [well] ; but if not, thou shalt cut it down.

  • John 15:2
    74%

    2Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh it away: and every [branch] that beareth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it may bear more fruit.

  • Luke 8:15
    74%

    15And that in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it fast, and bring forth fruit with patience.

  • Luke 13:6-7
    2 verses
    74%

    6And he spake this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came seeking fruit thereon, and found none.

    7And he said unto the vinedresser, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why doth it also cumber the ground?

  • Prov 11:30
    74%

    30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; And he that is wise winneth souls.

  • Ezek 17:8
    73%

    8It was planted in a good soil by many waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine.

  • Jas 3:10-12
    3 verses
    73%

    10out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

    11Doth the fountain send forth from the same opening sweet [water] and bitter?

    12Can a fig tree, my brethren, yield olives, or a vine figs? Neither [can] salt water yield sweet.

  • Eph 5:9
    73%

    9(for the fruit of the light is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

  • Matt 15:13
    73%

    13But he answered and said, Every plant which my heavenly Father planted not, shall be rooted up.

  • Prov 12:12
    72%

    12The wicked desireth the net of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit] .

  • Matt 21:19
    72%

    19And seeing a fig tree by the way side, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only; and he saith unto it, Let there be no fruit from thee henceforward for ever. And immediately the fig tree withered away.

  • Mark 4:7
    72%

    7And other fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

  • Mark 7:21
    72%

    21For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,

  • John 15:4-6
    3 verses
    72%

    4Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; so neither can ye, except ye abide in me.

    5I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for apart from me ye can do nothing.

    6If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned.

  • Gal 6:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.

    8For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life.

  • Jer 17:8
    72%

    8For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, that spreadeth out its roots by the river, and shall not fear when heat cometh, but its leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

  • Prov 10:16
    71%

    16The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.

  • Mark 7:23
    71%

    23all these evil things proceed from within, and defile the man.

  • Matt 15:18-19
    2 verses
    71%

    18But the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man.

    19For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings:

  • Matt 13:48
    71%

    48which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but the bad they cast away.

  • Prov 15:4
    71%

    4A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

  • Heb 6:8
    71%

    8but if it beareth thorns and thistles, it is rejected and nigh unto a curse; whose end is to be burned.

  • Luke 21:29
    71%

    29And he spake to them a parable: Behold the fig tree, and all the trees:

  • Jer 24:3
    71%

    3Then said Jehovah unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the bad, very bad, that cannot be eaten, they are so bad.

  • Isa 3:10
    71%

    10Say ye of the righteous, that [it shall be] well [with him] ; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

  • Prov 13:2
    70%

    2A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherous [shall eat] violence.

  • Ps 1:3
    70%

    3And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

  • Matt 13:8
    70%

    8and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.