James 5:20

King James Version 1611 (Original)

Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.

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  • Prov 10:12 : 12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
  • 1 Pet 4:8 : 8 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
  • Rom 11:14 : 14 If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.
  • 1 Tim 4:16 : 16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
  • 1 Cor 9:22 : 22 To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
  • Prov 11:30 : 30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
  • Ps 32:1 : 1 Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
  • Jas 5:19 : 19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
  • Phlm 1:19 : 19 I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.
  • Jas 1:15 : 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
  • Prov 11:4 : 4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
  • John 5:24 : 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
  • Prov 10:2 : 2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
  • Rev 20:6 : 6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

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  • 19Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;

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    26When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.

    27Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.

    28Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

  • 13He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy.

  • Ezek 3:19-21
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    19Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.

    20Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

    21Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.

  • 13Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

  • 10Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way: and he that hateth reproof shall die.

  • 20Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.

  • 17He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

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    18When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.

    19But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.

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    16If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it.

    17All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not unto death.

  • 30The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

  • Lev 5:4-5
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    4Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.

    5And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these things, that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that thing:

  • 9Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.

  • 15And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

  • 17And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though he wist it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.

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    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.

    21But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

  • 16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.

  • 17The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

  • 9He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

  • 28He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.

  • 36But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

  • 25In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

  • 14Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;

  • 12Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.

  • 19Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;

  • 19As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

  • 17Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

  • 3Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

  • 6Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

  • 5Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

  • 7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

  • 21Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

  • 6By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.

  • 11Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

  • 9He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

  • 16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.

  • 24But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.

  • 1 John 1:8-9
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    8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

    9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

  • 23He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

  • 12There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

  • 12Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.