For as the churning ¹  of milk produces butter and as punching the nose produces blood, so stirring up anger ²  produces strife. ³ 

and endurance, character, and character, hope.

By itself the soil produces a crop, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head.

For sadness as intended by God produces a repentance that leads to salvation, leaving no regret, but worldly sadness brings about death.

because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

Not ¹  only this, but we also rejoice in sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,

The good person out of the good treasury of his ¹  heart ²  produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasury ³  produces evil, for his mouth speaks ⁴  from what fills ⁵  his heart.

But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is useless and about to be cursed; ¹  its fate is to be burned.

For the ground that has soaked up the rain that frequently falls on ¹  it and yields useful vegetation for those who tend it receives a blessing from God.

The breath of God produces ice, and the breadth of the waters freeze solid.

In the same way, every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad ¹  tree bears bad fruit.

The good person ¹  brings good things out of his ²  good treasury, ³  and the evil person brings evil things out of his evil treasury.

I tell you the solemn truth, ¹  unless a kernel of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains by itself alone. ²  But if it dies, it produces ³  much grain. ⁴ 

“For ¹  no good tree bears bad ²  fruit, nor again ³  does a bad tree bear good fruit,

For if there was glory in the ministry that produced condemnation, ¹  how much more does the ministry that produces righteousness ²  excel ³  in glory!

Look, I create the craftsman, who fans the coals into a fire and forges a weapon. ¹  I create the destroyer so he might devastate.

But as for the seed sown on good soil, this is the person who hears the word and understands. He bears fruit, yielding a hundred, sixty, or thirty times what was sown.” ¹ 

Confirm to your servant your promise, ¹  which you made to the one who honors you. ² 

Honor ¹  the Lord from your wealth and from the first fruits of all your crops; ² 

Keen insight ¹  wins ²  favor, but the conduct ³  of the unfaithful is harsh. ⁴