Matthew 12:33

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Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit.

World English Bible (WEB)

Either{G2228} make{G4160}{(G5657)} the tree{G1186} good{G2570}, and{G2532} his{G846} fruit{G2590} good{G2570}; or else{G2228} make{G4160}{(G5657)} the tree{G1186} corrupt{G4550}, and{G2532} his{G846} fruit{G2590} corrupt{G4550}: for{G1063} the tree{G1186} is known{G1097}{(G5743)} by{G1537} his fruit{G2590}.

Strong's King James

(33) Either make the tree good and its fruit good or make the tree bad and its fruit bad for a tree is known by fruit.

The F.O.G

Either a tree is made good and its fruit will be good, or a tree is made bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.

The F.O.G Paraphrase

‘Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad, for from the fruit is the tree known.

Young's Literal Translation

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Matthew 12:33

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Matthew 12:33