Matthew 7:19

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

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  • 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.
  • Isa 5:5-7 : 5 And now, this is what I will do to my vine-garden: I will take away the circle of thorns round it, and it will be burned up; its wall will be broken down and the beasts of the field will go through it; 6 And I will make it waste; its branches will not be touched with the knife, or the earth worked with the spade; but blackberries and thorns will come up in it: and I will give orders to the clouds not to send rain on it. 7 For the vine-garden of the Lord of armies is the people of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of his delight: and he was looking for upright judging, and there was blood; for righteousness, and there was a cry for help.
  • Luke 3:9 : 9 And 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.
  • John 15:2-6 : 2 He 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. 3 You are clean, even now, through the teaching which I have given you. 4 Be 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. 5 I 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. 6 If 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.
  • Heb 6:8 : 8 But 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.
  • Jude 1:12 : 12 These men are unseen rocks at your love-feasts, when they take part in them with you, keepers of sheep who without fear take the food of the sheep; clouds without water rushing before the wind, wasted trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots,
  • Luke 13:6-9 : 6 And 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. 7 And 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? 8 And he said, Lord, let it be for this year, and I will have the earth turned up round it, and put animal waste on it, to make it fertile: 9 And if, after that, it has fruit, it is well; if not, let it be cut down.
  • Isa 27:11 : 11 When its branches are dry they will be broken off; the women will come and put fire to them: for it is a foolish people; for this cause he who made them will have no mercy on them, and he whose work they are will not have pity on them.
  • Ezek 15:2-7 : 2 Son of man, what is the vine-tree more than any branching tree which is among the trees of the woods? 3 Will its wood be used for any work? do men make of it a pin for hanging any vessel on? 4 See, it is put into the fire for burning: the fire has made a meal of its two ends and the middle part of it is burned; is it good for any work? 5 Truly, before it was cut down, it was not used for any purpose: how much less, when the fire has made a meal of it and it is burned, will it be made into anything? 6 For this cause the Lord has said: Like the vine-tree among the trees of the woods which I have given to the fire for burning, so will I give the people of Jerusalem. 7 And my face will be turned against them; and though they have come out of the fire they will be burned up by it; and it will be clear to you that I am the Lord when my face is turned against them.
  • Matt 21:19-20 : 19 And 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. 20 And when the disciples saw it they were surprised, saying, How did the fig-tree become dry in so short a time?

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 7:16-18
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    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.

  • Luke 3:9
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    9 And 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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    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 7:20-21
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    20 So by their fruits you will get knowledge of them.

    21 Not everyone who says to me, Lord, Lord, will go into the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the pleasure of my Father in heaven.

  • Luke 6:43-45
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    43 For no good tree gives bad fruit, and no bad tree gives good fruit.

    44 For every tree is judged by its fruit. Men do not get figs from thorns, or grapes from blackberry plants.

    45 The 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
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    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.

  • John 15:4-6
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    4 Be 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.

    5 I 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.

    6 If 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.

  • Luke 13:9
    79%

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

  • John 15:1-2
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    79%

    1 I am the true vine and my Father is the gardener.

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

  • Luke 13:6-7
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    6 And 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.

    7 And 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?

  • Heb 6:8
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    8 But 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.

  • Matt 21:19
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    19 And 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 3:8
    74%

    8 Let your change of heart be seen in your works:

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

  • Isa 18:5
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    5 For before the time of getting in the grapes, after the opening of the bud, when the flower has become a grape ready for crushing, he will take away the small branches with knives, cutting down and taking away the wide-stretching branches.

  • Matt 13:48
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    48 When it was full, they took it up on the sands; and seated there they put the good into vessels, but the bad they put away.

  • Jer 21:14
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    14 I will send punishment on you in keeping with the fruit of your doings, says the Lord: and I will put a fire in her woodlands, burning up everything round about her.

  • Ezek 15:6
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    6 For this cause the Lord has said: Like the vine-tree among the trees of the woods which I have given to the fire for burning, so will I give the people of Jerusalem.

  • Ezek 15:4
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    4 See, it is put into the fire for burning: the fire has made a meal of its two ends and the middle part of it is burned; is it good for any work?

  • Job 18:16
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    16 Under the earth his roots are dry, and over it his branch is cut off.

  • Isa 9:18
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    18 For evil was burning like a fire; the blackberries and thorns were burned up; the thick woods took fire, rolling up in dark clouds of smoke.

  • Matt 12:35
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    35 The good man out of his good store gives good things; and the evil man out of his evil store gives evil things.

  • Luke 3:17
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    17 In whose hand is the instrument with which he will make clean his grain; he will put the good grain in his store, but the waste will be burned in the fire which will never be put out.

  • Ps 21:10
    71%

    10 Their fruit will be cut off from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.

  • Mark 11:20
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    20 And when they were going by in the morning, they saw the fig-tree dead from the roots.

  • Ezek 17:8-9
    2 verses
    71%

    8 He 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.

    9 Say, This is what the Lord has said: Will it do well? will he not have its roots pulled up and its branches cut off, so that all its young leaves may become dry and it may be pulled up by its roots?

  • Ezek 19:12
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    12 But she was uprooted in burning wrath, and made low on the earth; the east wind came, drying her up, and her branches were broken off; her strong rod became dry, the fire made a meal of it.

  • Matt 13:40-42
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    71%

    40 As then the evil plants are got together and burned with fire, so will it be in the end of the world.

    41 The Son of man will send out his angels, and they will take out of his kingdom everything which is a cause of error, and all those who do wrong,

    42 And will put them into the fire; there will be weeping and cries of sorrow.

  • Prov 11:30
    71%

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

  • Matt 3:12
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    12 In whose hand is the instrument with which he will make clean his grain; he will put the good grain in his store, but the waste will be burned up in the fire which will never be put out.

  • Luke 21:29
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    29 And he made a story for them: See the fig-tree, and all the trees;

  • Mark 9:45
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    45 And if your foot is a cause of trouble to you, let it be cut off: it is better for you to go into life with one foot than to have two feet and go into hell.

  • Mark 4:29
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    29 But when the grain is ready, he quickly sends men to get it cut, because the time for cutting has come.

  • Joel 1:7
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    7 By him my vine is made waste and my fig-tree broken: he has taken all its fruit and sent it down to the earth; its branches are made white.

  • Matt 7:1
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    1 Be not judges of others, and you will not be judged.

  • Luke 8:15
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    15 And 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 21:43
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    43 For this reason I say to you, The kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and will be given to a nation producing the fruits of it.