James 3:12
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordCan the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
— James 3:12, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water.
American Standard Version (ASV)
can a fig tree, my brethren, yield olives, or a vine figs? neither can salt water yield sweet.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
is a fig-tree able, my brethren, olives to make? or a vine figs? so no fountain salt and sweet water <FI>is able<Fi> to make.