nSee 1 Tim. 5:8
1 Samuel 15:13-14
13And Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, a“Blessed be you to the Lord. I have performed the commandment of the Lord.” 14And Samuel said, “What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears and the lowing of the oxen that I hear?”Proverbs 20:11
11Even a child bmakes himself known by his acts,by whether his conduct is pure and upright. ▼
▼Or Even a child can dissemble in his actions, though his conduct seems pure and upright
Matthew 7:16-20
16You will recognize them dby their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17So, eevery healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. 18A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. 19 fEvery tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20Thus you will recognize them gby their fruits.Matthew 12:33-34
A Tree Is Known by Its Fruit
33 h“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, ifor the tree is known by its fruit. 34 jYou brood of vipers! How can you speak good, kwhen you are evil? lFor out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.Titus 1:16
16 mThey profess to know God, but they ndeny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, ounfit for any good work.
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