Matthew 12:33

Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.

Cross References (11)

  • Luke 6:43–44 (29)

    No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit.

  • Matthew 7:16–20 (22)

    By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?

  • James 4:8 (14)

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

  • Matthew 3:8–10 (13)

    Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance.

  • John 15:4–7 (13)

    Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neithe

  • Amos 5:15 (11)

    Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remn

  • Luke 3:9 (11)

    The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown

  • Luke 11:39–40 (11)

    Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wicke

  • Ezekiel 18:31 (8)

    Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new sp

  • James 3:12 (7)

    My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

  • Matthew 23:26 (6)

    Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.