James 3:12

Which verses does James 3:12 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

1. Matthew 12:3313 votes

   Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.

2. Luke 6:43–4413 votes

   No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.

3. Matthew 7:16–2010 votes

   By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. …

4. Jeremiah 2:214 votes

   I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine?

5. Romans 11:16–183 votes

   If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches. Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, …

6. Isaiah 5:2–41 vote

   He dug it up and cleared the stones and planted the finest vines. He built a watchtower in the middle and dug out a winepress as well. He waited for the vineyard to yield good grapes, but the fruit it produced was sour! “And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard. …

7. Ezekiel 47:8–111 vote

   And he said to me, “This water flows out to the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah. When it empties into the Dead Sea, the water there becomes fresh. Wherever the river flows, there will be swarms of living creatures and a great number of fish, because it flows there and makes the waters fresh; so wherever the river flows, everything will flourish. …

8. Exodus 15:23–250 votes

   And when they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.) So the people grumbled against Moses, saying, “What are we to drink?” …

9. 2 Kings 2:19–220 votes

   Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Please note, our lord, that the city’s location is good, as you can see. But the water is bad and the land is unfruitful.” “Bring me a new bowl,” he replied, “and put some salt in it.” So they brought it to him, …

Which verses point to James 3:12?

Ranked by reader votes.

• Proverbs 13:3 33
• Matthew 7:16 22
• Proverbs 21:23 18
• Luke 6:44 9
• Matthew 12:33 8
• Genesis 1:11 5
• Jeremiah 6:7 3
• Revelation 3:10 -3