Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
“But if a man is righteous and practices justice and righteousness,
King James Version
But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,
Holman Bible
“Now suppose a man is righteous and does what is just and right:
International Standard Version
"If a person is righteous, and practices what's lawful and right,
A Conservative Version
But if a man be just, and does that which is lawful and right.
American Standard Version
But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,
Amplified
“But if a man is righteous (keeps the law) and practices justice and righteousness,
Bible in Basic English
But if a man is upright, living rightly and doing righteousness,
Darby Translation
And if a man be righteous, and do judgment and justice:
Julia Smith Translation
And if a man shall be just and do judgment and justice,
King James 2000
But if a man is just, and does that which is lawful and right,
Lexham Expanded Bible
And if a man is righteous and does justice and righteousness,
Modern King James verseion
But a man that is just and does what is just and right,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If a man be godly, and do the thing that is equal and right,
NET Bible
"Suppose a man is righteous. He practices what is just and right,
New Heart English Bible
"But if a man is just, and does that which is lawful and right,
The Emphasized Bible
But when, any man, shall be righteous, and do justice and righteousness:
Webster
But if a man is just, and doeth that which is lawful and right,
World English Bible
But if a man is just, and does that which is lawful and right,
Youngs Literal Translation
And a man, when he is righteous, And hath done judgment and righteousness,
Themes
Charity » Those that are charitable
Children » Not punished for parents' sake
Execution » Who should not be executed according to the law
Idolatry » Those that are not idolaters
Iniquity » Those that abstain from iniquity
Oppression » Those that have not oppressed others
Profit » Those that profit from violence
Interlinear
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 18:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
God's Just Treatment Of Individuals, Both Righteous And Wicked
4 Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins shall die. 5 “But if a man is righteous and practices justice and righteousness, 6 if he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor's wife or approach a woman in her time of menstrual impurity,
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 18:19
For I have chosen him, that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing righteousness and justice, so that the LORD may bring to Abraham what he has promised him."
Psalm 15:2-5
He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart;
Psalm 24:4-6
He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully.
Proverbs 21:3
To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Jeremiah 22:15
Do you think you are a king because you compete in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink and do justice and righteousness? Then it was well with him.
Ezekiel 33:14
Again, though I say to the wicked, 'You shall surely die,' yet if he turns from his sin and does what is just and right,
Matthew 7:21-27
"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
Romans 2:7-10
to those who by patience in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life;
James 1:22-25
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
James 2:14-26
What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him?
1 John 2:3
And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments.
1 John 2:29
If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.
1 John 3:7
Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.
1 John 5:2-5
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments.
Revelation 22:14
Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates.