Matthew 7:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?”

Matthew 7:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Matthew 7:16 in 6 Bible Translations

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Matthew 7:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns or figs from thistles?”

Matthew 7:16 — World English Bible

Matthew 7:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? ”

Matthew 7:16 — American Standard Version

Matthew 7:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“From their fruits ye shall know them; do <FI>men<Fi> gather from thorns grapes? or from thistles figs?”

Matthew 7:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Matthew 7:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“By their fruits ye shall know them. Do [men] gather a bunch of grapes from thorns, or from thistles figs? ”

Matthew 7:16 — Darby Translation

Matthew 7:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Ye shall know them by their fruites. Doe men gather grapes of thornes? or figges of thistles?”

Matthew 7:16 — Geneva Bible

Matthew 7:16 in Context — Matthew 7

14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

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

17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

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

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What Does Matthew 7:16 Mean?

Matthew 7:16 is a verse from the Book of Matthew, part of the New Testament. It appears in Matthew chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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