Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and doeth the thing that is wicked, he shall die therefore.

New American Standard Bible

When the righteous turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, then he shall die in it.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

When a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he will die on account of this.

International Standard Version

When a righteous man forsakes his own righteousness and commits evil acts, he will die because of those acts,

A Conservative Version

When the righteous man turns from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, he shall even die in it.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

When the righteous turns back from his righteousness and commits injustice, he will also die because of it.

Bible in Basic English

When the upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, death will overtake him in it.

Darby Translation

When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and doeth what is wrong, then he shall die therein.

Julia Smith Translation

In the turning back of the just from his justice and doing iniquity, he shall die in them.

King James 2000

When the righteous turns from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, he shall even die for it.

Lexham Expanded Bible

When [the] righteous turns from his righteousness and does injustice, then he will die {because of it}.

Modern King James verseion

When the righteous turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he shall even die by them.

NET Bible

When a righteous man turns from his godliness and commits iniquity, he will die for it.

New Heart English Bible

When the righteous turns from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, he shall even die therein.

The Emphasized Bible

When the righteous man shall turn from his righteousness and commit perversity Then shall he die for them;

Webster

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

World English Bible

When the righteous turns from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, he shall even die therein.

Youngs Literal Translation

In the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, And he hath done perversity -- he dieth for it.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
צדּיק 
Tsaddiyq 
Usage: 206

שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

עלה עולה עולה עול עול 
`evel 
Usage: 53

מוּת 
Muwth 
Usage: 839

Verse Info

Context Readings

Ezekiel Appointed As A Watchman And His Responsibility

17 And yet the children of thy people say, 'Tush, the way of the LORD is not right,' whereas their own way is rather unright. 18 When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and doeth the thing that is wicked, he shall die therefore. 19 But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, doing the thing that is lawful and right, he shall live therefore.

Cross References

Ezekiel 33:12-13

Thou son of man, tell the children of thy people, 'The righteousness of the righteous shall not save him, whensoever he turneth away unfaithfully. Again, the wickedness of the wicked shall not hurt him, whensoever he converteth from his ungodliness. And the righteousness of the righteous, shall not save his life, whensoever he sinneth.

Ezekiel 3:20

"Now if a righteous man go from his righteousness, and do the thing that is evil: I will lay a stumbling block before him, and he shall die, because thou hast not given him warning - Yea, die shall he in his own sin, so that the virtue which he did before shall not be thought upon, but his blood will I require of thine hand.

Ezekiel 18:26-27

If a righteous turn from his righteousness and do wickedly, and die therefore: in the wickedness which he did he shall die.

Hebrews 10:38

But the just shall live by faith. And if he withdraw himself, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

2 Peter 2:20-22

For if they, after they have escaped from the filthiness of the world through the knowledge of the Lord, and of the saviour Jesus Christ, they are yet tangled again therein and overcome: then is the latter end worse with them than the beginning.

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