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Ezekiel 18:5
5And if a man be righteous, and do judgment and justice:
Ezekiel 18:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,
- New International Version (NIV)“Suppose there is a righteous man who does what is just and right.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"If a man is righteous and does what is just and right—
- New King James Version (NKJV)But if a man is just And does what is lawful and right;
Context of Ezekiel 18:5
3[As] I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have any more to use this proverb in Israel. 4Behold, all the souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it shall die. And if a man be righteous, and do judgment and justice: 6— he hath not eaten upon the mountains, nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, nor come near to a woman in her separation, 7and hath not oppressed any; he hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath not exercised robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and covered the naked with a garment;
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וְאִ֖ישׁ כִּי־יִהְיֶ֣ה צַדִּ֑יק וְעָשָׂ֥ה מִשְׁפָּ֖ט וּצְדָקָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Ezekiel 18:5
- Psalms 15:2He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth from his heart.
- Psalms 24:4He that hath blameless hands and a pure heart; who lifteth not up his soul unto vanity, nor sweareth deceitfully:
- Matthew 7:21Not every one who says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he that does the will of my Father who is in the heavens.
- Romans 2:7to them who, in patient continuance of good works, seek for glory and honour and incorruptibility, life eternal.
- James 1:22But be ye doers of [the] word and not hearers only, beguiling yourselves.
- James 2:14What [is] the profit, my brethren, if any one say he have faith, but have not works? can faith save him?
- 1 John 2:3And hereby we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
- 1 John 3:7Children, let no man lead you astray; he that practises righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
- 1 John 5:2Hereby know we that we love the children of God, when we love God and keep his commandments.
- Revelation 22:14Blessed [are] they that wash their robes, that they may have right to the tree of life, and that they should go in by the gates into the city.
- Ezekiel 33:14And when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt certainly die, and he turneth from his sin, and doeth judgment and justice;
- Genesis 18:19For I know him that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of Jehovah, to do righteousness and justice, in order that Jehovah may bring upon Abraham what he hath spoken of him.
- Proverbs 21:3To exercise justice and judgment is more acceptable to Jehovah than sacrifice.
- Jeremiah 22:15Shalt thou reign, because thou viest with the cedar? Did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice? Then it was well with him.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 18:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5If a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right - If he be just or holy within, and do what is according to law and equity. What is meant by this, is immediately specified.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-9God's justice is shown through a case study of three imagined generations. In the first generation, a righteous man faithfully worships the Lord, stays sexually pure, and treats others fairly. A person who lives this way does not need to fear God's judgment.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-95. Here begins the illustration of God's impartiality in a series of supposed cases. The first case is given in Eze 18:5-9, the just man. The excellencies are selected in reference to the prevailing sins of the age, from which such a one stood aloof; hence arises the omission of some features of righteousness, which, under different circumstances, would have been desirable to be enumerated. Each age has its own besetting temptations, and the just man will…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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