Matthew 7:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

So by their fruits you will get knowledge of them.

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  • Matt 7:16 : 16 By their fruits you will get knowledge of them. Do men get grapes from thorns or figs from thistles?
  • Acts 5:38 : 38 And now I say to you, Do nothing to these men, but let them be: for if this teaching or this work is of men, it will come to nothing:

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    15Be on the watch for false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inside they are cruel wolves.

    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.

  • 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 6:43-46
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    43For no good tree gives bad fruit, and no bad tree gives good fruit.

    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.

    46Why do you say to me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

  • Matt 7:21-24
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    21Not 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.

    22A great number will say to me on that day, Lord, Lord, were we not prophets in your name, and did we not by your name send out evil spirits, and by your name do works of power?

    23And then will I say to them, I never had knowledge of you: go from me, you workers of evil.

    24Everyone, then, to whom my words come and who does them, will be like a wise man who made his house on a rock;

  • 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.

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

  • Matt 12:37
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    37For by your words will your righteousness be seen, and by your words you will be judged.

  • Matt 7:1-2
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    1Be not judges of others, and you will not be judged.

    2For as you have been judging, so you will be judged, and with your measure will it be measured to you.

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    8Here is my Father's glory, in that you give much fruit and so are my true disciples.

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

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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.

  • Isa 3:10
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    10Happy is the upright man! for he will have joy of the fruit of his ways.

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    24Let not your decisions be based on what you see, but on righteousness.

  • Luke 21:29-30
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    29And he made a story for them: See the fig-tree, and all the trees;

    30When they put out their young leaves, you take note of it, and it is clear to you that summer is coming.

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

  • 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.

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

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    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.

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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.

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    11Even a child may be judged by his doings, if his work is free from sin and if it is right.

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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.

  • 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.

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    28Take an example from the fig-tree: when its branches become soft and put out their leaves, you see that the summer is near;

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

  • 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.

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    27But he will say, Truly, I have no knowledge of you or where you come from; go away from me, you workers of evil.

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    35By this it will be clear to all men that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another.

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    17If any man is ready to do God's pleasure he will have knowledge of the teaching and of where it comes from--from God or from myself.

  • John 14:20
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    20At that time it will be clear to you that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I in you.

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    48When 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.

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    18And the fruit of righteousness is planted in peace for those who make peace.

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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.

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    2They have been planted by you, they have taken root; they go on and give fruit: you are near in their mouths but far from their thoughts.