Can? (μη δυναται; ). Negative answer expected. See the same metaphor in Mt 7:16f.

Fig-tree (συκη). Old and…

Can the fig-tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? Such a thing is impossible in nature, and equally absurd in morals. A…

Can the fig tree, my brothers, bear olive berries? Can a vine bear figs?—Read, Can a fig tree bear olives, or a vine,…

James concludes his discussion of the tongue by going behind the physical organ to the real source of speech. He asks, “Can a fig tree bear olives?…

Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries ?
&c.] Every tree bears fruit, according to its kind; a fig tree p…

We are taught to dread an unruly tongue as one of the greatest evils. The affairs of humankind are thrown into confusion by the tongues of people. …