Ezekiel 33:14
Suppose I say to the wicked,‘You must certainly die,’ but he turns from his sin and does what is just and right.
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- Ezek 18:27 : 27 When a wicked person turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will preserve his life.
- Ezek 33:8 : 8 When I say to the wicked,‘O wicked man, you must certainly die,’ and you do not warn the wicked about his behavior, the wicked man will die for his iniquity, but I will hold you accountable for his death.
- Hos 14:1 : 1 Prophetic Call to Genuine Repentance Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for your sin has been your downfall!
- Isa 55:7 : 7 The wicked need to abandon their lifestyle and sinful people their plans. They should return to the LORD, and he will show mercy to them, and to their God, for he will freely forgive them.
- Jer 18:7-8 : 7 There are times, Jeremiah, when I threaten to uproot, tear down, and destroy a nation or kingdom. 8 But if that nation I threatened stops doing wrong, I will cancel the destruction I intended to do to it.
- Prov 28:13 : 13 The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy.
- Mic 6:8 : 8 He has told you, O man, what is good, and what the LORD really wants from you: He wants you to carry out justice, to love faithfulness, and to live obediently before your God.
- Matt 9:13 : 13 Go and learn what this saying means:‘I want mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
- Luke 13:3-5 : 3 No, I tell you! But unless you repent, you will all perish as well! 4 Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower in Siloam fell on them, do you think they were worse offenders than all the others who live in Jerusalem? 5 No, I tell you! But unless you repent you will all perish as well!”
- Acts 3:19 : 19 Therefore repent and turn back so that your sins may be wiped out,
- Isa 3:11 : 11 Woe to the wicked sinners! For they will get exactly what they deserve.
- Jer 4:1 : 1 “If you, Israel, want to come back,” says the LORD,“if you want to come back to me, you must get those disgusting idols out of my sight and must no longer go astray.
- Ezek 3:18-19 : 18 When I say to the wicked,“You will certainly die,” and you do not warn him– you do not speak out to warn the wicked to turn from his wicked lifestyle so that he may live– that wicked person will die for his iniquity, but I will hold you accountable for his death. 19 But as for you, if you warn the wicked and he does not turn from his wicked deed and from his wicked lifestyle, he will die for his iniquity but you will have saved your own life.
- Ezek 18:21 : 21 “But if the wicked person turns from all the sin he has committed and observes all my statutes and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die.
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- Ezek 33:15-206 verses89%
15 He returns what was taken in pledge, pays back what he has stolen, and follows the statutes that give life, committing no iniquity. He will certainly live– he will not die.
16 None of the sins he has committed will be counted against him. He has done what is just and right; he will certainly live.
17 “Yet your people say,‘The behavior of the Lord is not right,’ when it is their behavior that is not right.
18 When a righteous man turns from his godliness and commits iniquity, he will die for it.
19 When the wicked turns from his sin and does what is just and right, he will live because of it.
20 Yet you say,‘The behavior of the Lord is not right.’ House of Israel, I will judge each of you according to his behavior.”
- Ezek 18:26-283 verses86%
26 When a righteous person turns back from his righteousness and practices wrongdoing, he will die for it; because of the wrongdoing he has done, he will die.
27 When a wicked person turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will preserve his life.
28 Because he considered and turned from all the sins he had done, he will surely live; he will not die.
- Ezek 18:17-248 verses86%
17 refrains from wrongdoing, does not engage in usury or charge interest, carries out my regulations and follows my statutes. He will not die for his father’s iniquity; he will surely live.
18 As for his father, because he practices extortion, robs his brother, and does what is not good among his people, he will die for his iniquity.
19 “Yet you say,‘Why should the son not suffer for his father’s iniquity?’ When the son does what is just and right, and observes all my statutes and carries them out, he will surely live.
20 The person who sins is the one who will die. A son will not suffer for his father’s iniquity, and a father will not suffer for his son’s iniquity; the righteous person will be judged according to his righteousness, and the wicked person according to his wickedness.
21 “But if the wicked person turns from all the sin he has committed and observes all my statutes and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die.
22 None of the sins he has committed will be held against him; because of the righteousness he has done, he will live.
23 Do I actually delight in the death of the wicked, declares the Sovereign LORD? Do I not prefer that he turn from his wicked conduct and live?
24 “But if a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and practices wrongdoing according to all the abominable practices the wicked carry out, will he live? All his righteous acts will not be remembered; because of the unfaithful acts he has done and the sin he has committed, he will die.
- Ezek 33:8-136 verses83%
8 When I say to the wicked,‘O wicked man, you must certainly die,’ and you do not warn the wicked about his behavior, the wicked man will die for his iniquity, but I will hold you accountable for his death.
9 But if you warn the wicked man to change his behavior, and he refuses to change, he will die for his iniquity, but you have saved your own life.
10 “And you, son of man, say to the house of Israel,‘This is what you have said:“Our rebellious acts and our sins have caught up with us, and we are wasting away because of them. How then can we live?”’
11 Say to them,‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but prefer that the wicked change his behavior and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil deeds! Why should you die, O house of Israel?’
12 “And you, son of man, say to your people,‘The righteousness of the righteous will not deliver him if he rebels. As for the wicked, his wickedness will not make him stumble if he turns from it. The righteous will not be able to live by his righteousness if he sins.’
13 Suppose I tell the righteous that he will certainly live, but he becomes confident in his righteousness and commits iniquity. None of his righteous deeds will be remembered; because of the iniquity he has committed he will die.
- Ezek 3:18-214 verses81%
18 When I say to the wicked,“You will certainly die,” and you do not warn him– you do not speak out to warn the wicked to turn from his wicked lifestyle so that he may live– that wicked person will die for his iniquity, but I will hold you accountable for his death.
19 But as for you, if you warn the wicked and he does not turn from his wicked deed and from his wicked lifestyle, he will die for his iniquity but you will have saved your own life.
20 “When a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I set an obstacle before him, he will die. If you have not warned him, he will die for his sin. The righteous deeds he performed will not be considered, but I will hold you accountable for his death.
21 However, if you warn the righteous person not to sin, and he does not sin, he will certainly live because he was warned, and you will have saved your own life.”
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32 An evil person will be thrown down through his wickedness, but a righteous person takes refuge in his integrity.
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5 “Suppose a man is righteous. He practices what is just and right,
- Ezek 18:30-323 verses74%
30 “Therefore I will judge each person according to his conduct, O house of Israel, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent and turn from all your wickedness; then it will not be an obstacle leading to iniquity.
31 Throw away all your sins you have committed and fashion yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why should you die, O house of Israel?
32 For I take no delight in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent and live!
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9 and follows my statutes and observes my regulations by carrying them out. That man is righteous; he will certainly live, declares the Sovereign LORD.
- Prov 11:18-192 verses71%
18 The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.
19 True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.
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12 There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.
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24 The one who says to the guilty,“You are innocent,” peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him.
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6 Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
- Ezek 18:13-142 verses70%
13 engages in usury and charges interest. Will he live? He will not! Because he has done all these abominable deeds he will certainly die. He will bear the responsibility for his own death.
14 “But suppose he in turn has a son who notices all the sins his father commits, considers them, and does not follow his father’s example.
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1 Ezekiel Israel’s Watchman The LORD’s message came to me:
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31 If the righteous are recompensed on earth, how much more the wicked sinner!
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21 Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.
- Isa 3:10-112 verses70%
10 Tell the innocent it will go well with them, for they will be rewarded for what they have done.
11 Woe to the wicked sinners! For they will get exactly what they deserve.
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13 But it will not go well with the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God.
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3 Maybe they will pay attention and each of them will stop living the evil way they do. If they do that, then I will forgo destroying them as I had intended to do because of the wicked things they have been doing.
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27 That person sings to others, saying:‘I have sinned and falsified what is right, but I was not punished according to what I deserved.
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17 All unrighteousness is sin, but there is sin not resulting in death.
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32 Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.