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Matthew 7:17

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Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

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  1. Matthew 7:15

    Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

  2. Matthew 7:16

    Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

  3. Matthew 7:18

    A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

  4. Matthew 7:19

    Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.