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


In Context

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.

19 Every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire.

20 By their fruits then surely ye shall know them.

Matthew 7:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:18A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither [can] a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:18A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:18A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can an evil tree bring forth good fruit.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:18A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

7:18A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:18A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:18A good tree can't produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

7:18A good tree is not able to yield evil fruits, nor a bad tree to yield good fruits.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

7:18A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.