Matthew 7:10 (LSB)

Passage

Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he?

Nearby Context

Matthew 7:8 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

Matthew 7:9 Or what man is there among you who, when his son asks for a loaf, will give him a stone?

Matthew 7:10 Or if he asks for a fish, he will not give him a snake, will he?

Matthew 7:11 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!

Matthew 7:12 “Therefore, in all things, whatever you want people to do for you, so do for them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "asks", "fish", "give", and "snake". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "asks" and "fish", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Or what man is there among you..." into verse 11's "If you then being evil know how...", so "asks" and "fish" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "asks" and "fish" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.