Matthew 7:18

Coverdale Bible (1535)

A good tree can not bryng forth bad frute: nother can a rotten tre bringe forth good frute.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 John 3:9-9 : 9 Who so euer is borne of God, synneth not: for his sede remayneth in him, & he ca not synne, because he is borne of God. 10 By this are the children of God knowne & the children of the deuell. Who so euer doeth not righteousnes, is not of God, nether he thath loueth not his brother.
  • Gal 5:17 : 17 For the flesh lusteth agaynst the sprete, and the sprete agaynst the flesh. These are contrary one to the other, so that ye can not do that which ye wolde:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 7:16-17
    2 verses
    94%

    16 Ye shall knowe them by their frutes. Do men gather grapes of thornes? or figges of thistles?

    17 Euen so euery good tree bryngeth forth good frute. But a corrupte tree, bryngeth forth euyl frute,

  • Luke 6:43-45
    3 verses
    91%

    43 For it is no good tre, yt bryngeth forth euell frute: and no euell tre yt bringeth forth good frute.

    44 Euery tre is knowne by his frute. For me gather not fygges of thornes, ner grapes of busshes.

    45 A good ma out of ye good treasure of his hert, bryngeth forth yt which is good: and an euell ma out of the euell treasure of his hert, bryngeth forth that which is euell. For of the abundaunce of the hert, the mouth speaketh.

  • Matt 7:19-20
    2 verses
    87%

    19 Euery tre that bryngeth not forth good frute, shalbe hewen downe, and cast into the fyre.

    20 Wherfore by their frutes ye shall knowe them.

  • Matt 12:33-35
    3 verses
    84%

    33 Either make the tre good and his frute good also, or els make the tre euel & his frute euel also. For the tre is knowne by the frute.

    34 O ye generacio of vypers, how can ye speake good, whan ye youre selues are euell? For of ye abundace of ye hert ye mouth speaketh.

    35 A good man out of the good treasure of his hert, bringeth forth good thinges: & an euel man out of his euell treasure, bringeth forth euell thinges.

  • Luke 3:9
    79%

    9 The axe is put vnto the tre allready: so that euery tre which bryngeth not forth good frute, shalbe hewen downe, and cast in to the fyre.

  • Matt 3:10
    77%

    10 Euen now is the axe put vnto ye rote of the trees: therfore euery tre which bringeth not forth good frute, shalbe hewe downe, and cast into the fyre.

  • Jas 3:10-12
    3 verses
    74%

    10 Out of one mouth proceadeth blessynge and cursynge. My brethre these thinges ought not so to be.

    11 Doth a fountayne sende forth at one place swete water and bytter also?

    12 Can the fygge tree, my Brethren, beare oliue beries: ether a vyne beare fygges?

  • John 15:4-6
    3 verses
    72%

    4 Byde ye in me, and I in you. Like as ye braunch can not brynge forth frute of it self excepte it byde in the vyne, Euen so nether ye also, excepte ye abyde in me.

    5 I am the vyne, ye are the braunches. He that abydeth in me, and I in him, the same bryngeth forth moch frute: for without me can ye do nothinge.

    6 He that abydeth not in me, is cast out as a vyne braunche, and it wythereth, and men gather it vp, and cast it in to the fyre, and it burneth.

  • Luke 13:9
    71%

    9 yf it wyl brynge forth frute: Yf no, then cut it downe afterwarde.

  • Luke 8:15
    71%

    15 But that on the good grounde, are they that heare the worde, and kepe it in a pure good hert, and brynge forth frute in pacience.

  • John 15:2
    71%

    2 Euery braunch that bringeth not forth frute in me, shal he cut of: and euery one that bryngeth forth frute, shal he pourge, yt it maye bringe forth more frute.

  • Luke 13:6-7
    2 verses
    71%

    6 And he tolde them this symilitude: A certayne ma had a fygge tre, which was planted in his vynyarde, & he came and sought frute theron, and founde none.

    7 Then sayde he vnto the wynegardener: Beholde, This thre yeare longe haue I come euery yeare, and sought frute vpon this fygge tre, and fynde none: cut it downe, why hyndreth it the grounde?

  • Matt 3:8
    71%

    8 Bewarre, brynge forth due frutes of pennaunce.

  • Jer 17:8
    70%

    8 For he shalbe as a tre, that is planted by the water syde: which spredeth out the rote vnto moystnesse, whom the heate can not harme, when it commeth, but his leaues are grene. And though there growe but litle frute because off drouth, yet is he not carefull, but he neuer leaueth of to bringe forth frute.

  • Matt 15:13
    70%

    13 He answered, and sayde: All plantes which my heauenly father hath not planted, shal be pluckte vp by ye rotes.

  • Mark 7:21
    70%

    21 that defyleth the man. For from within out of the hert of man proceade euell thoughtes, aduoutrye, whordome, murthur,

  • Matt 21:19
    70%

    19 And in the waye he sawe a fygge tre, and came vnto it, and founde nothinge theron, but leaues onely, and sayde vnto it: Neuer frute growe on the from hence forth. And immediatly the fygge tre wythred awaye.

  • Eph 5:9
    70%

    9 (For the frute of the sprete is all maner of goodnes, and righteousnes and trueth:)

  • Prov 11:30
    70%

    30 The frute of the rightuous is as the tre of life, a wyse man also wynneth mens soules.

  • Prov 12:3
    70%

    3 A man ca not endure in vngodlynesse, but ye rote of ye righteous shal not be moued.

  • Ezek 17:8
    69%

    8 Neuertheles it was plated vpon a good grounde besyde greate waters: so that (by reason) it shulde haue brought out braunches and frute, and haue bene a goodly vyne.

  • Matt 15:18-19
    2 verses
    69%

    18 But the thinge that proceadeth out of the mouth, cometh fro ye hert, & that defyleth ye ma.

    19 For out of ye hert come euell thoughtes murthur, breakynge of wedlocke, whordome theft, false witnesse, blasphemy.

  • Mark 4:7
    69%

    7 And some fel amonge the thornes, & the thornes grew vp, and choked it, and it gaue no frute.

  • Prov 12:12
    69%

    12 The desyre of ye vngodly hunteth after myschefe, but the rote of the righteous bryngeth forth frute.

  • Mark 7:23
    69%

    23 All these euell thinges go from within, and defyle the man.

  • Gal 6:7-8
    2 verses
    69%

    7 Be not disceaued, God wil not be mocked. For what soeuer a man soweth, that shal he reape.

    8 He that soweth vpon the flesh, shal of the flesh reape destruccion: But he that soweth vpon ye sprete, shal of the sprete reape life euerlastinge.

  • Prov 15:4
    69%

    4 A wholsome tonge is a tre of life, but he that abuseth it, hath a broken mynde.

  • Prov 17:13
    69%

    13 Who so rewardeth euell for good, the plage shal not departe fro his house.

  • Ps 1:3
    68%

    3 Soch a ma is like a tre plated by ye watersyde, yt brigeth forth his frute in due season. His leeues shal not fall off, ad loke what soeuer he doth, it shal prospere.

  • Jer 24:3
    68%

    3 Then sayde the LORDE vnto me: what seist thou Ieremy? I sayde: fyges, where of some be very good, and some so euel, that no man maye eate them.

  • Jas 1:13
    68%

    13 Let no man saye when he is tempted, yt he is tempted of God. For God tepteth not vnto euell, nether tepteth he eny man.

  • Eccl 7:20
    68%

    20 for there is not one iust vpo earth, yt doth good, & sinneth not.

  • Matt 13:48
    68%

    48 & wha it is ful, me drawe it out vnto ye shore, & sytt & gather ye good i to the vessels, but cast the bad awaye.

  • Prov 17:20
    68%

    20 Who so hath a frowarde herte, opteyneth no good: and he yt hath an ouerthwarte tonge, shal fall into myschefe.

  • Rom 7:19
    68%

    19 I fynde not. For ye good that I wyll, do I not: but the euell which I wil not, that do I.

  • Job 14:4
    68%

    4 Who can make it cleane, that commeth of an vncleane thinge? No body.

  • Job 14:8
    68%

    8 For though a rote be waxen olde and deed in the grounde, yet whe the stocke