Ezekiel 18:24

But when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and does according to all the abominations that a wicked man does, shall he live? None of his righteous deeds that he has done shall be remembered. I

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But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.

In Context

23Have I any pleasure in the death of a wicked man? says lord LORD, and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?

25Yet ye say, The way of LORD is not equitable. Hear now, O house of Israel. Is not my way equitable? Are not your ways inequitable?

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Cross References

1 Samuel 15:11I regret that I have set up Saul to be king, for he has turned back from following me, and has not performed my commandments. And Samuel was angry, and he cried out to LORD all night.

2 Chronicles 24:17Now after the death of Jehoiada the rulers of Judah came, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened to them.

Psalms 125:5But as for such as turn aside to their crooked ways, LORD will lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel.

Proverbs 21:16The man who wanders out of the way of understanding shall rest in the assembly of the dead.

Ezekiel 18:10If he begets a son who is a robber, a shedder of blood, and who does any one of these things,

Ezekiel 18:22None of his transgressions that he has committed shall be remembered against him. In his righteousness that he has done he shall live.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 18:22-30

Encouragement to Repentance. ( b. c. 593.) 21 But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. 22 All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live. 23 Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord God : and not that he should return from his ways, and live? 24 But when the… Read the whole commentary →

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