"Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?"
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But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.
But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
By their fruits you will get knowledge of them. Do men get grapes from thorns or figs from thistles?
By their fruits ye shall know them. Do [men] gather a bunch of grapes from thorns, or from thistles figs?
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Ye shall know them by their fruits: Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles:
By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?
From their fruits ye shall know them; do `men' gather from thorns grapes? or from thistles figs?