16By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather a bunch of grapes from thorns, or from thistles figs?


In Context

13 Enter in through the narrow gate, for wide the gate and broad the way that leads to destruction, and many are they who enter in through it.

14 For narrow the gate and straitened the way that leads to life, and they are few who find it.

15 But beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but within are ravening wolves.

16 By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather a bunch of grapes from thorns, or from thistles figs?

17 So every good tree produces good fruits, but the worthless tree produces bad fruits.

18 A good tree cannot produce bad fruits, nor a worthless tree produce good fruits.

Matthew 7:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:16Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:16By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:16By their fruits you shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:16By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:16By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:16Ye shall know them by their fruits: Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:16By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:16From their fruits ye shall know them; do men gather from thorns grapes? or from thistles figs?

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:16You shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?