The word in Scripture

Fruit in the Bible

The word fruit appears 208 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Fruit is the visible outcome of an inner life, good or bad. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What fruit means in the Bible

Fruit is the visible outcome of an inner life, good or bad.

Where the word fruit appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word fruit appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.”Psalms 21:10

“He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.”Psalms 104:13

“For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.”Luke 6:43

“And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.”John 4:36

“Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.”John 15:8

“But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.”Romans 6:22

“When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.”Romans 15:28

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,”Galatians 5:22