Ezekiel 14:20
though Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, they should deliver neither son nor daughter; they should deliver only themselves by their righteousness.
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Psalms 33:18Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him,—Upon them that trust in his goodness;
Ezekiel 14:14though these three men were in it, Noah, Daniel, and Job, they should deliver only themselves by their righteousness, saith the Lord Jehovah.
Ezekiel 18:20The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
Hosea 10:12Sow for yourselves to righteousness, and ye shall reap according to your piety; Break up your fallow ground; For it is a time to seek Jehovah, Till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
Acts 10:35but in every nation he that feareth him and worketh righteousness is acceptable to him—
1 John 3:7My children, let no one deceive you; he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 14:13-23
Destruction of the People Determined; The Variety of the Divine Judgment; A Remnant Preserved. ( b. c. 593.) 12 The word of the Lord came again to me, saying, 13 Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it: 14 Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness,… Read the whole commentary →