2 Nephi 13:10

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10 Say unto the righteous that it is well with them; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

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Fruit—

In prophetic language, trees often symbolize people, and their good fruits represent good works. The “fruits of righteousness” (2 Cor. 9:10; Heb. 12:11) come through the atonement of “Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God” (Philip. 1:11). When Isaiah writes that the righteous will “eat the fruit of their doings” (3:10), this may signify that the righteous will enjoy the fruits of the Spirit, which include “love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, [and] temperance” (Gal. 5:22-23; Eph. 5:9, 11). Evil trees, however, will bear rotten fruit, which is representative of the works of the wicked. Christ taught, “by their fruits ye shall know them” (3 Ne. 14:16-20).

Parry, Parry & Peterson, Understanding Isaiah, p. 40