by their fruits you will know them

phrase

One is able to identify and recognize the true nature of someone or something by their deeds or actions.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. One is able to identify and recognize the true nature of someone or something by their deeds or actions.

Origin

Adapted from the Bible verse Matthew 7:16.

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Translations

Bulgarian по плодовете им ще ги познаете
  • по плодовете им ще ги познаете (po plodovete im šte gi poznaete)Translations
Danish på deres frugter kan i kende dem
  • på deres frugter kan i kende demTranslations
Finnish hedelmistään puu tunnetaan
  • hedelmistään puu tunnetaanTranslations
Polish poznacie ich po ich owocach
  • poznacie ich po ich owocachTranslations
Spanish por sus frutos los conoceréis
  • por sus frutos los conoceréisTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

by their fruits you will know them. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by%20their%20fruits%20you%20will%20know%20them

MLA

“by their fruits you will know them.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by%20their%20fruits%20you%20will%20know%20them. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “by their fruits you will know them,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by%20their%20fruits%20you%20will%20know%20them.

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