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For a goodtreebringeth*notforthcorruptfruit;neitherdoth a corrupttree bring forthgoodfruit.
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Foreverytree is knownby his ownfruit.Forofthorns men do notgatherfigs,norof a bramble bush gather theygrapes.[a]
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A goodman out of the goodtreasure of hisheart bringeth forth that which is good;and an evilman out of the eviltreasure of hisheart bringeth forth that which is evil:forof the abundance of the hearthismouthspeaketh.
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Andwhy call yeme,Lord,Lord,anddonot the things which I say?
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Whosoevercomethtome,andhearethmysayings,anddoeththem, I will shewyou to whom he islike:
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He islike a manwhichbuilt an house,anddiggeddeep, andlaid the foundationon a rock:and when the floodarose, the stream beat vehemently upon thathouse,andcouldnotshakeit:for it was founded upon a rock.
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But he that heareth, anddoethnot,islike a man that without a foundationbuilt an houseupon the earth;againstwhich the stream did beat vehemently, andimmediately it fell; and the ruin of thathousewasgreat.