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For every tree is known by his own fruit. For from thorns men do not gather figs, nor from a bramble bush gather they grapes.
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A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil; for of the abundance of his heart his mouth speaketh.
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"And why call ye Me, `Lord, Lord,' and do not the things which I say?
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Whosoever cometh to Me, and heareth My sayings and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like:
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He is like a man who built a house and dug deep and laid the foundation on a rock; and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house and could not shake it, for it was founded upon a rock.
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But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that built a house without a foundation upon the earth, against which the stream beat vehemently, and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great."