Luke 6:43

Bible in Basic English (1941)

For no good tree gives bad fruit, and no bad tree gives good fruit.

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  • Jer 2:21 : 21 But when you were planted by me, you were a noble vine, in every way a true seed: how then have you been changed into the branching plant of a strange vine?
  • Matt 3:10 : 10 And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; every tree then which does not give good fruit is cut down, and put into the fire.
  • Matt 7:16-20 : 16 By their fruits you will get knowledge of them. Do men get grapes from thorns or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree gives good fruit; but the bad tree gives evil fruit. 18 It is not possible for a good tree to give bad fruit, and a bad tree will not give good fruit. 19 Every tree which does not give good fruit is cut down and put in the fire. 20 So by their fruits you will get knowledge of them.
  • Matt 12:33 : 33 Make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for by its fruit you will get knowledge of the tree.
  • Isa 61:3 : 3 To give them a fair head-dress in place of dust, the oil of joy in place of the clothing of grief, praise in place of sorrow; so that they may be named trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, and so that he may have glory.
  • Ps 92:12-14 : 12 The good man will be like a tall tree in his strength; his growth will be as the wide-stretching trees of Lebanon. 13 Those who are planted in the house of the Lord will come up tall and strong in his gardens. 14 They will give fruit even when they are old; they will be fertile and full of growth;
  • Isa 5:4 : 4 Is there anything which might have been done for my vine-garden which I have not done? why then, when I was hoping for the best grapes did it give me common grapes?

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  • Matt 7:16-20
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    16By their fruits you will get knowledge of them. Do men get grapes from thorns or figs from thistles?

    17Even so, every good tree gives good fruit; but the bad tree gives evil fruit.

    18It is not possible for a good tree to give bad fruit, and a bad tree will not give good fruit.

    19Every tree which does not give good fruit is cut down and put in the fire.

    20So by their fruits you will get knowledge of them.

  • Luke 6:44-45
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    44For every tree is judged by its fruit. Men do not get figs from thorns, or grapes from blackberry plants.

    45The good man, out of the good store of his heart, gives good things; and the evil man, out of his evil store, gives evil: for out of the full store of the heart come the words of the mouth.

  • Matt 12:33-35
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    33Make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for by its fruit you will get knowledge of the tree.

    34You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.

    35The good man out of his good store gives good things; and the evil man out of his evil store gives evil things.

  • Luke 3:9
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    9And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; and every tree which does not have good fruit will be cut down and put into the fire.

  • Matt 3:10
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    10And even now the axe is put to the root of the trees; every tree then which does not give good fruit is cut down, and put into the fire.

  • Luke 6:41-42
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    41And why do you take note of the grain of dust in your brother's eye, but take no note of the bit of wood which is in your eye?

    42How will you say to your brother, Brother, let me take the grain of dust out of your eye, when you yourself do not see the bit of wood in your eye? O false one! first take the wood out of your eye and then you will see clearly to take the dust out of your brother's eye.

  • Luke 13:6-7
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    6And he made up this story for them: A certain man had a fig-tree in his garden, and he came to get fruit from it, and there was no fruit.

    7And he said to the gardener, See, for three years I have been looking for fruit from this tree, and I have not had any: let it be cut down; why is it taking up space?

  • Jas 3:10-12
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    10Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for these things to be so.

    11Does the fountain send from the same outlet sweet and bitter water?

    12Is a fig-tree able to give us olives, my brothers, or do we get figs from a vine, or sweet water from the salt sea?

  • Luke 13:9
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    9And if, after that, it has fruit, it is well; if not, let it be cut down.

  • Matt 3:8
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    8Let your change of heart be seen in your works:

  • Gal 6:7-8
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    7Be not tricked; God is not made sport of: for whatever seed a man puts in, that will he get back as grain.

    8Because he who puts in the seed of the flesh will of the flesh get the reward of death; but he who puts in the seed of the Spirit will of the Spirit get the reward of eternal life.

  • John 15:2
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    2He takes away every branch in me which has no fruit, and every branch which has fruit he makes clean, so that it may have more fruit.

  • Matt 21:19
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    19And seeing a fig-tree by the wayside, he came to it, and saw nothing on it but leaves only; and he said to it, Let there be no fruit from you from this time forward for ever. And straight away the fig-tree became dry and dead.

  • Matt 15:13
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    13But he said in answer, Every plant which my Father in heaven has not put in the earth, will be taken up by the roots.

  • John 15:4-6
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    4Be in me at all times as I am in you. As the branch is not able to give fruit of itself, if it is not still on the vine, so you are not able to do so if you are not in me.

    5I am the vine, you are the branches: he who is in me at all times as I am in him, gives much fruit, because without me you are able to do nothing.

    6If a man does not keep himself in me, he becomes dead and is cut off like a dry branch; such branches are taken up and put in the fire and burned.

  • Eph 5:9
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    9(Because the fruit of the light is in all righteousness and in everything which is good and true),

  • Luke 8:15
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    15And those in the good earth are those who, having given ear to the word, keep it with a good and true heart, and in quiet strength give fruit.

  • Matt 7:3-6
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    3And why do you take note of the grain of dust in your brother's eye, but take no note of the bit of wood which is in your eye?

    4Or how will you say to your brother, Let me take out the grain of dust from your eye, when you yourself have a bit of wood in your eye?

    5You false one, first take out the bit of wood from your eye, then will you see clearly to take out the grain of dust from your brother's eye.

    6Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, or put your jewels before pigs, for fear that they will be crushed under foot by the pigs whose attack will then be made against you.

  • Heb 6:8
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    8But if it sends up thorns and evil plants, it is of no use and is ready to be cursed; its only end is to be burned.

  • Jer 17:8
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    8For he will be like a tree planted by the waters, pushing out its roots by the stream; he will have no fear when the heat comes, but his leaf will be green; in a dry year he will have no care, and will go on giving fruit.

  • Mark 4:7
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    7And some went among the thorns, and the thorns came up, and it had no room for growth and gave no fruit.

  • Prov 11:30
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    30The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.

  • Matt 6:23
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    23But if your eye is evil, all your body will be dark. If then the light which is in you is dark, how dark it will be!

  • Prov 12:12
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    12The resting-place of the sinner will come to destruction, but the root of upright men is for ever.

  • Mark 11:13-14
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    13And seeing a fig-tree in the distance with leaves, he went to see if by chance it had anything on it: and when he came to it, he saw nothing but leaves, for it was not the time for the fruit.

    14And he said to it, Let no man take fruit from you for ever. And his disciples took note of his words.

  • Matt 15:18-19
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    18But the things which come out of the mouth come from the heart; and they make a man unclean.

    19For out of the heart come evil thoughts, the taking of life, broken faith between the married, unclean desires of the flesh, taking of property, false witness, bitter words:

  • Ps 1:3
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    3He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, which gives its fruit at the right time, whose leaves will ever be green; and he will do well in all his undertakings.

  • Ezek 17:8
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    8He had it planted in a good field by great waters so that it might put out branches and have fruit and be a strong vine.

  • Mark 7:21
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    21Because from inside, from the heart of men, come evil thoughts and unclean pleasures,

  • Prov 13:2
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    2A man will get good from the fruit of his lips, but the desire of the false is for violent acts.

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    3No man will make himself safe through evil-doing; but the root of upright men will never be moved.