18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 16 By their fruit you will recognize them. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.

9 'Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! 12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

8 For everyone who asks receives he who seeks finds and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. 7 'Ask and it will be given to you seek and you will find knock and the door will be opened to you. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces. 6 'Do not give dogs what is sacred do not throw your pearls to pigs. 3 'Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, `Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.

2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. Bible Gateway Matthew 7 :: NIV Matthew 7 1 'Do not judge, or you too will be judged.

Judge not lest ye be judged