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By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?

You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?

You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?

You’ll recognize them by their fruit.   Are grapes gathered from thornbushes or figs from thistles?

Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?

“Be wary of false preachers who smile a lot, dripping with practiced sincerity. Chances are they are out to rip you off some way or other. Don’t be impressed with charisma; look for character. Who preachers are is the main thing, not what they say. A genuine leader will never exploit your emotions or your pocketbook. These diseased trees with their bad apples are going to be chopped down and burned.

You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes, nor figs from thistles, are they?

By their fruit you will recognize them [that is, by their contrived doctrine and self-focus]. Do people pick grapes from thorn bushes or figs from thistles? [Luke 6:43, 44]

You will recognize them by their fruit. Grapes are not gathered from thorns or figs from thistles, are they?