Thus you will recognize them by their fruits. ~ Matthew 7:20 (ESV)
Be careful when you quote the Bible. Back in 2006, Republican Senator Sam Brownback found out the hard way that you can’t depend a general level of biblical literacy these days. During an interview with Rolling Stones magazine, Brownback quoted the above verse while criticizing countries like Sweden who had already legalized gay marriage. The author of the article, Jeff Sharlet, inferred from the quote that the Senator was calling homosexual Swedes “fruits”. After an uproar from several gay and lesbian advocacy groups, the Senator clarified his remarks saying, “this biblical passage was pertinent to our overall conversation about faith and deeds”. So if you decide to quote a scripture during a conversation, don’t assume you will be understood.