Ezekiel 18:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.

Hath taken

That hath not

Ezekiel 18:8

Leviticus 18:4

He shall not

Matthew 23:29

He shall surely

Ezekiel 18:9

Ezekiel 3:21

Ezekiel 33:13

General references

Exodus 22:25

Deuteronomy 23:19

Bible References

Hath taken

He doesn’t lend at interest or for profit but keeps his hand from wrongdoing and carries out true justice between men.

I was a father to the needy,
and I examined the case of the stranger.

The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker,
but one who is kind to the needy honors Him.

The righteous person knows the rights of the poor,
but the wicked one does not understand these concerns.

He took up the case of the poor and needy,
then it went well.
Is this not what it means to know Me?
This is the Lord’s declaration.

Therefore, may my advice seem good to you my king. Separate yourself from your sins by doing what is right, and from your injustices by showing mercy to the needy. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”

Then the master of that slave had compassion, released him, and forgave him the loan.

But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, I’ll give half of my possessions to the poor, Lord! And if I have extorted anything from anyone, I’ll pay back four times as much!”

That hath not

He doesn’t lend at interest or for profit but keeps his hand from wrongdoing and carries out true justice between men.

You are to practice My ordinances and you are to keep My statutes by following them; I am Yahweh your God.

He shall not

But you may ask, ‘Why doesn’t the son suffer punishment for the father’s iniquity?’ Since the son has done what is just and right, carefully observing all My statutes, he will certainly live.

“Then I said to their children in the wilderness: Don’t follow the statutes of your fathers, defile yourselves with their idols, or keep their ordinances.

Then you will answer them: Because your fathers abandoned Me”—this is the Lord’s declaration—“and followed other gods, served them, and worshiped them. Indeed, they abandoned Me and did not keep My instruction.

“Since the days of your fathers, you have turned from My statutes; you have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the Lord of Hosts.

But you ask: “How can we return?”

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous,

He shall surely

He follows My statutes and keeps My ordinances, acting faithfully. Such a person is righteous; he will certainly live.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

But if you warn the righteous person that he should not sin, and he does not sin, he will indeed live because he listened to your warning, and you will have saved your life.”

When I tell the righteous person that he will surely live, but he trusts in his righteousness and commits iniquity, then none of his righteousness will be remembered, and he will die because of the iniquity he has committed.

General references

“If you lend money to My people, to the poor person among you, you must not be like a moneylender to him; you must not charge him interest.

“Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or anything that can earn interest.