Ezekiel 18:29

American Standard Version (1901)

Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal?

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 19:3 : 3 The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.
  • Ezek 18:2 : 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?
  • Ezek 18:25 : 25 Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house of Israel: Is not my way equal? are not your ways unequal?

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    19And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.

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