Ezekiel 33:18

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.

17 Yet your people say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But it is their way that is not just.

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

19 But if a wicked man turns from his wickedness and does what is just and right, he will live because of this.

20 Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ But I will judge each of you according to his ways, O house of Israel.”

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

Compare

BSB
If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he will die for it.
KJV
When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.
WEB
When the righteous turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he will even die therein.
ASV
When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die therein.
DARBY
When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and doeth what is wrong, then he shall die therein.
BLB
In the turning of the righteous from his righteousness, and he has done iniquity, he will die because of it.
ÅB
Når den rettferdige vender om fra sin rettferdighet og gjør urett, så skal han dø.
OTB
Hvis en rettferdig vender om fra sin rettferdighet og gjør urett, skal han dø for det.
B1930
Når den rettferdige vender om fra sin rettferdighet og gjør urett, så skal han dø.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 33:12–13

    Therefore, son of man, say to your people: ‘The righteousness of the righteous man will not deliver him in the day of his transgression; neither will the wickedness of the wicked man cause him to stumble on the day he turns from his wickedness. Nor will the righteous man be able to survive by his righteousness on the day he sins.’

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  • Hebrews 10:38

    But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him.”

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  • 2 Peter 2:20–22

    If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.

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  • Ezekiel 18:26–27

    If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, he will die for this. He will die because of the iniquity he has committed.

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  • Ezekiel 3:20

    Now if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. If you did not warn him, he will die in his sin, and the righteous acts he did will not be remembered. And I will hold you responsible for his blood.

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