The Book of Mormon

3 Nephi 14:16

1830 Edition

Ye shall know them by their fruits: Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

Influences

Matthew 7:16 (KJV)
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

Changes

Ye shall know them by their fruits:. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

Simple English

You will know them by what they do. People don’t pick grapes from thorn bushes. They don’t pick figs from thistles.

Paraphrase

“You’ll recognize them by their fruit. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?”