Verse Comparison: Matthew 7:16
American Standard Version
By their fruits ye shall know them. Do `men' gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Amplified® Bible
You will fully recognize them by their fruits. Do people pick grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles?
Contemporary English Version
You can tell what they are by what they do. No one picks grapes or figs from thornbushes.
Darby English Version
By their fruits ye shall know them. Do [men] gather a bunch of grapes from thorns, or from thistles figs?
Good News Bible
You will know them by what they do. Thorn bushes do not bear grapes, and briers do not bear figs.
International Standard Version
By their fruit you will know them. Grapes aren't gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles, are they?
King James Version
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
New American Standard Bible
"You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn {bushes} nor figs from thistles, are they?
New International Version
By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
New King James Version
You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"You will know them by their fruits. We do not gather grapes from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, do we?
Revised Standard Version
You will know them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thorns, or figs from thistles?
Young's Literal Translation
From their fruits ye shall know them; do `men' gather from thorns grapes? or from thistles figs?