Ezekiel 18:22

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²⁰ The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.

²¹ But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die.

None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. Because of the righteousness he has practiced, he will live.

²³ Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?

²⁴ But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. Because of the righteousness he has practiced, he will live.
KJV: All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.
WEB: None of his transgressions that he has committed will be remembered against him. In his righteousness that he has done, he shall live.
ASV: None of his transgressions that he hath committed shall be remembered against him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.
DARBY: None of his transgressions which he hath committed shall be remembered against him; in his righteousness which he hath done shall he live.
BLB: All the transgressions that he has done will not be remembered against him; because of the righteousness that he has done, he will live.

ÅB: Ingen av de overtredelser han har gjort, skal tilregnes ham; for den rettferdighets skyld som han har gjort, skal han leve.
OTB: Ingen av de overtredelsene han har begått vil bli husket mot ham; for den rettferdigheten han har gjort, skal han leve.
B1930: Ingen av de overtredelser han har gjort, skal tilregnes ham; for den rettferdighets skyld som han har gjort, skal han leve.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Micah 7:19
He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.
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Isaiah 43:25
I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.
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Ezekiel 33:16
None of the sins he has committed will be held against him. He has done what is just and right; he will surely live.
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Psalms 18:20–24
The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
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Ezekiel 18:24
But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.
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Psalms 103:12
As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
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Jeremiah 50:20
In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, a search will be made for Israel’s guilt, but there will be none, and for Judah’s sins, but they will not be found; for I will forgive the remnant I preserve.
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Romans 8:1
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
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