Matthew 12:33-37

International Standard Version

A Tree is Known by Its Fruit^(A)

³³ “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree rotten and its fruit rotten, because a tree is known by its fruit. ³⁴ You children of serpents! How can you say anything good when you are evil? The mouth speaks about what overflows from the heart. ³⁵ A good person brings good things out of a good treasure house, and an evil person brings evil things out of an evil treasure house. ³⁶ I tell you, on Judgment Day people will give an account for every thoughtless^[a] word they have uttered, ³⁷ because by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”