Matthew 12:33

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.

Make the tree good

James 4:8

And his fruit good

General references

Luke 6:43

Bible References

Make the tree good

You blind Pharisee, first clean the inside of the cup and of the dish, so that the outside of it may become clean also.

Cast away from you all your transgressions which you have committed and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! For why will you die, O house of Israel?

Hate evil, love good,

And establish justice in the gate!
Perhaps the Lord God of hosts

May be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the platter; but inside of you, you are full of robbery and wickedness.

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

And his fruit good

Therefore bear fruit in keeping with repentance;

You will

know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?

Indeed the axe is already laid at the root of the trees; so every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”

For there is no good tree which produces bad fruit, nor, on the other hand, a bad tree which produces good fruit.

Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me.

Can a fig tree, my brethren, produce olives, or a vine produce figs? Nor can salt water produce fresh.

General references

For there is no good tree which produces bad fruit, nor, on the other hand, a bad tree which produces good fruit.