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Matthew 7:17

Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.

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Key words: agathos kalos dendron sapros karpos

Original words

EnglishOriginal wordRoot#
Even sohoutōs οὕτωςhoutō(s)8
everypan πᾶνpas14
goodagathon ἀγαθὸνagathos5
treedendron δένδρονdendron5
bringeth forthpoiei ποιεῖpoieō24
goodkalous καλοὺςkalos4
fruitkarpous καρποὺςkarpos7
butde δὲde32
ato τὸho145
corruptsapron σαπρὸνsapros2
treedendron δένδρονdendron5
bringeth forthpoiei ποιεῖpoieō24
evilponērous πονηροὺςponēros9
fruitkarpous καρποὺςkarpos7

Memory passages these point to

J-105 Philippians 1:9-18J-79 Jeremiah 17:7-8P-64 Psalm 1:1-6P-76 Jeremiah 17:5-9

Cross-references 14

Passages are shown in the NKJV.

every good tree bringeth forth good fruit 12
  • Psalms 1:3 P-64 Psalm 1:1-6

    3He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.

  • Psalms 92:13-14

    13Those who are planted in the house of the LORD Shall flourish in the courts of our God. 14They shall still bear fruit in old age; They shall be fresh and flourishing,

  • Isaiah 5:3-5

    3"And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem and men of Judah, Judge, please, between Me and My vineyard. 4What more could have been done to My vineyard That I have not done in it? Why then, when I expected it to bring forth good grapes, Did it bring forth wild grapes? 5And now, please let Me tell you what I will do to My vineyard: I will take away its hedge, and it shall be burned; And break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down.

  • Isaiah 61:3

    3To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified."

  • Jeremiah 11:19

    19But I was like a docile lamb brought to the slaughter; and I did not know that they had devised schemes against me, saying, "Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, and let us cut him off from the land of the living, that his name may be remembered no more."

  • Jeremiah 17:8 J-79 Jeremiah 17:7-8P-76 Jeremiah 17:5-9

    8For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought, Nor will cease from yielding fruit.

  • Luke 13:6-9

    6He also spoke this parable: "A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. 7Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, "Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it use up the ground?' 8But he answered and said to him, "Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it. 9And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down."'

  • Galatians 5:22-24

    22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. 24And those who are Christ's have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

  • Ephesians 5:9

    9(for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),

  • Philippians 1:11 J-105 Philippians 1:9-18

    11being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

  • Colossians 1:10

    10that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;

  • James 3:17-18

    17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. 18Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit 2
  • Matthew 12:33-35

    33"Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. 34Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.

  • Jude 1:12

    12These are spots in your love feasts, while they feast with you without fear, serving only themselves. They are clouds without water, carried about by the winds; late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead, pulled up by the roots;

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