Ezekiel 18:24
And when the righteous turneth from his righteousness and practiseth what is wrong, [and] doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked doeth, shall he live? None of his righteous acts which he hath done shall be remembered: in his unfaithfulness which he hath wrought, and in his sin which he hath sinned, in them shall he die.
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1 Samuel 15:11It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king; for he is turned away from following me, and hath not fulfilled my words. And Samuel was much grieved; and he cried to Jehovah all night.
2 Chronicles 24:17And after the death of Jehoiada the princes of Judah came and made obeisance to the king; then the king hearkened to them.
Psalms 125:5But as for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, Jehovah will lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel!
Proverbs 21:16The man that wandereth out of the way of wisdom shall abide in the congregation of the dead.
Ezekiel 18:10And if he have begotten a son that is violent, a shedder of blood, and that doeth only one of any of these [things],
Ezekiel 18:22None of his transgressions which he hath committed shall be remembered against him; in his righteousness which he hath done shall he 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 →