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


In Context

13 Enter ye in at the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there are who go in thereat.

14 How narrow is the gate, and strait is the way that leadeth to life: and few there are that find it!

15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

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

17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, and the evil tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

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

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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

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?