Ezekiel 18:5

But when, any man, shall be righteous, and do justice and righteousness:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

4Lo! as for all persons, mine they are, As the person of the father, so also the person of the son, mine they are,—The person that sinneth, the same shall die.

6Upon the mountains, hath not eaten, And his eyes, hath not lifted up unto the manufactured gods of the house of Israel, And the wife of his neighbour, hath not defiled, And unto a woman during her removal, hath not approached;

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Cross References

Psalms 15:2He that walketh without blame, and doeth what is right, and speaketh truth with his heart;

Proverbs 21:3To do righteousness and justice, is more choice to Yahweh than sacrifice.

Jeremiah 22:15Shalt thou reign, because, thou, art eager to excel in cedar? Thy father, did he not eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness, And, then, it was well with him?

Matthew 7:21Not every one that saith unto me, Lord! Lord! shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens,—but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in the heavens.

James 1:22Become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only—reasoning yourselves astray;

1 John 2:3And, hereby, perceive we, that we understand him,—if, his commandments, we are keeping.

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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