James 3:12 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Think about it — can a fig tree grow olives? Can a grapevine produce figs? Of course not. Same way a spring can't give you both salt water and fresh water at the same time.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

You can't be two different people at once — what comes out of you shows who you really are.

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