Matthew 7:17
Even so, every good tree produces good fruit, but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.
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- Matthew 12:33–35 “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. You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.
- Galatians 5:22–24 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts.
- Ephesians 5:9 for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,