Ezekiel 18:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The 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.

Soul that

Jeremiah 31:29

Righteousness

General references

Ezekiel 18:3

Bible References

Soul that

Indeed! All lives are mine -- the life of the father as well as the life of the son is mine. The one who sins will die.

Fathers must not be put to death for what their children do, nor children for what their fathers do; each must be put to death for his own sin.

All Israel will mourn him and bury him. He is the only one in Jeroboam's family who will receive a decent burial, for he is the only one in whom the Lord God of Israel found anything good.

But he did not execute the sons of the assassins. He obeyed the Lord's commandment as recorded in the law scroll of Moses, "Fathers must not be put to death for what their sons do, and sons must not be put to death for what their fathers do. A man must be put to death only for his own sin."

Say this to the king of Judah, who sent you to seek an oracle from the Lord: "This is what the Lord God of Israel says concerning the words you have heard:

However, he did not execute their sons. He obeyed the Lord's commandment as recorded in the law scroll of Moses, "Fathers must not be executed for what their sons do, and sons must not be executed for what their fathers do. A man must be executed only for his own sin."

"When that time comes, people will no longer say, 'The parents have eaten sour grapes, but the children's teeth have grown numb.'

Righteousness

"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.

"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?"'

Listen from heaven and make a just decision about your servants' claims. Condemn the guilty party, declare the other innocent, and give both of them what they deserve.

listen from heaven and make a just decision about your servants' claims. Condemn the guilty party, declare the other innocent, and give both of them what they deserve.

Tell the innocent it will go well with them, for they will be rewarded for what they have done.

For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done.

He will reward each one according to his works:

Furthermore, I will strike her followers with a deadly disease, and then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches minds and hearts. I will repay each one of you what your deeds deserve.

And I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne. Then books were opened, and another book was opened -- the book of life. So the dead were judged by what was written in the books, according to their deeds.

(Look! I am coming soon, and my reward is with me to pay each one according to what he has done!

General references

Fathers must not be put to death for what their children do, nor children for what their fathers do; each must be put to death for his own sin.

If you are wise, you are wise to your own advantage, but if you are a mocker, you alone must bear it.

In the path of righteousness there is life, but another path leads to death.

Rather, each person will die for his own sins. The teeth of the person who eats the sour grapes will themselves grow numb.

"As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, you will not quote this proverb in Israel anymore!