Matthew 7:16-20
[SUP]16 [/SUP]By their fruit you will recognize them.[SUP](
A)[/SUP] Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?[SUP](
B)[/SUP] [SUP]17 [/SUP]Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. [SUP]18 [/SUP]A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.[SUP](
C)[/SUP] [SUP]19 [/SUP]Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.[SUP](
D)[/SUP] [SUP]20 [/SUP]Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.
Sirach 27:6-7 (Apocrypha)
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You can tell how well a tree has been cared for by the fruit it bears, and you can tell a person's feelings by the way he expresses himself. [SUP]7 [/SUP]Never praise anyone before you hear him talk; that is the real test.