Matthew 7:16

“As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness’; but my hand shall not be against you.

It is by his deeds that a young man makes himself known If his conduct is pure and right.

“So then, you will know them by their fruits.

“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for the tree is known by its fruit.

“For each tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from a bramble bush.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

But someone will say, “You have faith; and I have works. Show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works.”

Can a fig tree, my brothers, produce olives, or a vine produce figs? Nor can saltwater produce fresh.