Matthew 7:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Matthew 7:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Matthew 7:17 in 6 Bible Translations

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Matthew 7:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Even so, every good tree produces good fruit, but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.”

Matthew 7:17 — World English Bible

Matthew 7:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.”

Matthew 7:17 — American Standard Version

Matthew 7:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“so every good tree doth yield good fruits, but the bad tree doth yield evil fruits.”

Matthew 7:17 — Young's Literal Translation

Matthew 7:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“So every good tree produces good fruits, but the worthless tree produces bad fruits. ”

Matthew 7:17 — Darby Translation

Matthew 7:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“So euery good tree bringeth foorth good fruite, and a corrupt tree bringeth forth euill fruite.”

Matthew 7:17 — Geneva Bible

Matthew 7:17 in Context — Matthew 7

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.

19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

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What Does Matthew 7:17 Mean?

Matthew 7:17 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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