Ezekiel 18:27

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But if a wicked person turns away from the wickedness they have committed and does what is just and right, they will save their life.

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  • Isa 1:18 : 18 "Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall become like wool.
  • Isa 55:7 : 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to the LORD, so that He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
  • Ezek 18:21 : 21 But if the wicked turn from all their sins that they have committed, keep all my statutes, and do what is just and right, they will live; they will not die.
  • Ezek 33:5 : 5 Since they heard the sound of the trumpet but did not take warning, their blood will be on themselves. If they had taken warning, they would have saved their lives.
  • Matt 9:13 : 13 'Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.'
  • Matt 21:28-32 : 28 What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go work today in the vineyard.' 29 The son replied, 'I don’t want to.' But later, he changed his mind and went. 30 The man then went to the second son and said the same thing. He answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father? They said, 'The first.' Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.' 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him. And even when you saw it, you did not later change your minds and believe him.
  • Acts 2:40 : 40 With many other words he warned them, and he kept urging them, 'Be saved from this corrupt generation.'
  • Acts 3:19 : 19 Repent, therefore, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away.
  • Acts 20:21 : 21 'I testified both to Jews and to Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.'
  • Acts 26:20 : 20 Instead, I preached first to those in Damascus and in Jerusalem, and then to all the region of Judea and to the Gentiles, that they should repent, turn to God, and demonstrate their repentance by their deeds.
  • 1 Tim 4:16 : 16 Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in them, for by doing this you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ezek 33:18-19
    2 verses
    89%

    18If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits iniquity, they will die because of it.

    19But if a wicked person turns away from their wickedness and does what is just and right, they will live because of it.

  • Ezek 18:17-24
    8 verses
    87%

    17He refrains from harming the poor, does not lend at interest or take a profit, and obeys my rules and walkthroughs my statutes. Such a person will not die for his father's sins; he will surely live.

    18But his father, because he practiced extortion, robbed his own people, and did what was not good among them—behold, he will die for his iniquity.

    19Yet you ask, ‘Why does the son not bear the guilt of his father?’ Since the son has done what is just and right, has carefully observed all my statutes, and has kept them, he will surely live.

    20The soul who sins will die. The son will not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous will be credited to them, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against them.

    21But if the wicked turn from all their sins that they have committed, keep all my statutes, and do what is just and right, they will live; they will not die.

    22None of the offenses they have committed will be remembered against them. Because of the righteousness they have practiced, they will live.

    23Do I take pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Sovereign Lord. Rather, am I not pleased when they turn from their ways and live?

    24But if a righteous person turns away from their righteousness and commits sin, doing the same detestable things the wicked do, will they live? None of the righteous deeds they have done will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness they are guilty of and because of the sins they have committed, they will die.

  • Ezek 18:28
    86%

    28Because they consider all the offenses they have committed and turn away from them, they will surely live; they will not die.

  • Ezek 33:11-16
    6 verses
    86%

    11Say to them, 'As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn from their ways and live. Turn back! Turn back from your evil ways! Why should you die, house of Israel?'

    12Therefore, son of man, say to your people, 'The righteousness of the righteous person will not save them on the day of their transgression, nor will the wickedness of the wicked person cause them to fall on the day they turn from their wickedness. The righteous person cannot live by their righteousness on the day they sin.'

    13If I say to the righteous person, 'You will surely live,' but they trust in their righteousness and commit iniquity, none of their righteous acts will be remembered. They will die because of the iniquity they have committed.

    14And if I say to the wicked person, 'You will surely die,' but they turn from their sin and do what is just and right—

    15if they return what they took in pledge for a loan, restore anything they have stolen, and follow the decrees that give life, doing no wrong—they will surely live; they will not die.

    16None of the sins they have committed will be remembered against them. They have done what is just and right; they will surely live.

  • Ezek 18:26
    85%

    26If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits sin, they will die for it; because of the sin they have committed, they will die.

  • Ezek 3:18-21
    4 verses
    79%

    18If I say to a wicked person, 'You will surely die,' and you do not warn him or speak out to warn him to turn from his wicked ways to save his life, that wicked person will die in his sin, but I will hold you accountable for his blood.

    19But if you warn the wicked person and he does not turn from his wickedness or his wicked way, he will die in his sin, but you will have saved yourself.

    20Again, if a righteous person turns from his righteousness and does wrong, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. Since you did not warn him, he will die in his sin. His righteous acts will not be remembered, and I will hold you accountable for his blood.

    21But if you warn a righteous person not to sin and he does not sin, he will surely live because he heeded the warning, and you will have saved yourself.

  • Ezek 33:8-9
    2 verses
    76%

    8When I say to the wicked, ‘You wicked person, you will surely die,’ and you do not speak out to dissuade them from their ways, that wicked person will die for their sin, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.

    9But if you do warn the wicked person to turn from their ways and they do not do so, they will die for their sin, but you will have saved yourself.

  • Ezek 18:5
    76%

    5If a man is righteous and does what is just and right,

  • Ezek 18:9
    74%

    9He walks in my statutes and faithfully keeps my rules—he is righteous; he will surely live, declares the Sovereign Lord.

  • Jas 5:20
    74%

    20let them know that whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save their soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.

  • Job 33:27-28
    2 verses
    73%

    27They sing before others and say, 'I have sinned and perverted what was right, but it was not repaid to me.'

    28He redeemed my soul from going down to the pit, and my life will see the light.

  • Ezek 18:31-32
    2 verses
    73%

    31Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed, and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, house of Israel?

    32For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent and live!

  • Prov 16:17
    72%

    17The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.

  • Prov 11:18-19
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    72%

    18The wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness receives a sure reward.

    19True righteousness leads to life, but whoever chases after evil brings about his own death.

  • Prov 13:6
    72%

    6Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 14:32
    72%

    32The wicked are brought down by their own evil, but the righteous take refuge when they die.

  • Prov 11:8
    72%

    8The righteous are rescued from trouble, and the wicked take their place.

  • Prov 21:18
    71%

    18The wicked serve as a ransom for the righteous, and the treacherous for the upright.

  • Prov 28:18
    71%

    18Whoever walks in integrity will be saved, but one who is crooked in his ways will fall into ruin.

  • Job 33:18
    71%

    18He keeps his soul back from the pit and his life from perishing by the sword.

  • Ps 37:27
    71%

    27Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will dwell forever.

  • Isa 55:7
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    7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to the LORD, so that He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.

  • Prov 10:16
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    16The wages of the righteous lead to life, but the income of the wicked leads to sin.

  • Ezek 18:14
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    14Now suppose this person has a son who sees all the sins his father has committed. Though he sees them, he does not do such things:

  • Prov 19:16
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    16The one who keeps the commandment preserves their soul, but whoever despises their ways will die.

  • Prov 11:5-6
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    5The righteousness of the blameless makes their path straight, but the wicked fall because of their own wickedness.

    6The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.

  • Prov 24:16
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    16For though the righteous may fall seven times, they will rise again, but the wicked will stumble in calamity.

  • Prov 29:6
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    6An evil man is ensnared by his transgression, but the righteous rejoice and are glad.

  • Prov 28:28
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    28When the wicked rise, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous increase.