Matthew 7:19
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Cross-reference
In Matthew 3:10, John the Baptist uses the identical warning about fruitless trees being cut and burned, connecting Jesus' teaching to John's preparatory message.
In Matthew 21:19, Jesus curses a fig tree for bearing no fruit, enacting the judgment principle he taught here.
In Isaiah 5:5-7, God removes the vineyard's protection because it yields wild grapes, using a similar OT judgment image for Israel's unfruitfulness.
In Ezekiel 15:2-7, vine wood is worthless and given to the fire, directly prefiguring Jesus' warning about fruitless trees being burned.
In Luke 3:9, John the Baptist's identical saying appears, confirming the same tradition used by Jesus.
In Luke 13:6-9, the parable of the barren fig tree adds a period of grace before the tree is cut down, expanding on the theme of fruitlessness.
In John 15:2-6, branches that do not bear fruit are thrown into the fire, linking fruitfulness to abiding in Christ.
In Mark 11:14, Jesus curses a fruitless fig tree, enacting the principle of judgment on unfruitfulness.
In Luke 13:7, the vinedresser says 'Cut it down' about a barren fig tree, a direct parallel to this warning.
In John 15:6, unfruitful branches are thrown into the fire, extending the same metaphor of judgment.
In Hebrews 6:8, land that bears thorns is cursed and burned, a parallel warning that unfruitfulness leads to destruction.
In Isaiah 27:11, dry boughs are broken and burned as judgment on a people without discernment, echoing the same tree-burning imagery.
In Daniel 4:14, a tree is cut down as divine judgment, a similar metaphor but for a king's pride, not fruitlessness.
In Titus 3:14, believers are urged to be fruitful in good works, contrasting the negative example here.