"utter words of counsel. The sowing of the seed carries the mind to spiritual seed sowing. The tree declares that a good tree cannot bear evil fruit, neither can an evil tree bear good fruit. “Ye shall know them by their fruits.” Matthew 7:16 . Even the tares have a lesson. They are of Satan's sowing, and, if left unchecked, spoil the wheat by their rank growth. 8T 326.3"
"Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?"
Ellen White directly references Matthew 7:16 in this passage.