Matthew 7:18 - Compare All Versions

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“Be wary of false preachers who smile a lot, dripping with practiced sincerity. Chances are they are out to rip you off some way or other. Don’t be impressed with charisma; look for character. Who preachers are is the main thing, not what they say. A genuine leader will never exploit your emotions or your pocketbook. These diseased trees with their bad apples are going to be chopped down and burned.

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

A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit.

A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot produce good fruit.

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

A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.

A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.

A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.

A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit.

So if the tree is good, it will produce good fruit; but if the tree is bad, it will bear only rotten fruit and deserves to be cut down and burned.

A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit.