Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
James 3:12 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for James 3:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting James chapter 3 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.”
James 3:12 (KJV)
Commentary on James 3:12
Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh. Can a fig tree bear olives or a grapevine figs? Neither can saltwater produce fresh. Identity determines fruit. Likewise, redeemed tongues should bear godly speech, not contradictory fruit.Reformed teaching on union with Christ emphasizes new identity; speech inconsistent with that identity must be addressed through repentance and faith.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for James 3:12
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“For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.”
“or figs from thistles?”
“wholly a right seed: how then are you turned into the degenerate branches of a foreign vine to me?”
“so is the lump. If the root is holy”
“These waters issue forth toward the eastern region”
“gathered out its stones”
“they couldn't drink from the waters of Marah”
“Behold”