Proverbs 20:11
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11 Even children make themselves known by their acts,
by whether what they do is pure and right.(A)
Matthew 7:16
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16 You will know them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorns or figs from thistles?(A)
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Luke 6:43-44
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A Tree and Its Fruit
43 “No good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit;(A) 44 for each tree is known by its own fruit. For people do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from a bramble bush.(B)
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Proverbs 21:8
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8 The way of the guilty is crooked,
but the conduct of the pure is right.
Luke 2:46-47
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46 After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 47 And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.(A)
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Psalm 58:3
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3 The wicked go astray from the womb;
they err from their birth, speaking lies.(A)
Luke 1:15
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15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink; even before his birth he will be filled with the Holy Spirit.(A)
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Proverbs 22:15
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15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline drives it far away.(A)
Psalm 51:5
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5 Indeed, I was born guilty,
a sinner when my mother conceived me.(A)
Luke 1:66
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66 All who heard them pondered them and said, “What then will this child become?” For indeed the hand of the Lord was with him.(A)
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