17Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
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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. …
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, …
(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 15-20)We have here a caution against false prophets , to take heed that we be not deceived and imposed upon by them. Prophets are properly such as foretel things to come; there are some mentioned in the Old Testament, who pretended to that without warrant, and the event disproved their pretensions, as Zedekiah, 1 Kgs. 22:11; and another Zedekiah, Jer. 29:21. But prophets did also teach the people their…
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