Ezekiel 18:5

Now suppose a man is righteous and does what is just and right:

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But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,

In Context

4Behold, every soul belongs to Me; both father and son are Mine. The soul who sins is the one who will die.

6He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period.

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Cross References

Psalms 15:2He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,

Proverbs 21:3To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.

Jeremiah 22:15Does it make you a king to excel in cedar? Did not your father have food and drink? He administered justice and righteousness, and so it went well with him.

Matthew 7:21Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.

James 1:22Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.

1 John 2:3By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 18:2-10

Proverb of the Sour Grapes; Reply to the Sour Grapes; Divine Judgments Vindicated. ( b. c. 593.) 1 The word of the Lord came unto me again, saying, 2 What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge? 3 As I live, saith the Lord God , ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. 4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that… Read the whole commentary →

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