The One Who Sins Will Die
1 The word of the LORD came to me:
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“What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: “ ‘The parents eat sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?
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“As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.
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For everyone belongs to me, the parent as well as the child—both alike belong to me. The one who sins is the one who will die.
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“Suppose there is a righteous man who does what is just and right.
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He does not eat at the mountain shrines or look to the idols of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or have sexual relations with a woman during her period.
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He does not oppress anyone, but returns what he took in pledge for a loan. He does not commit robbery but gives his food to the hungry and provides clothing for the naked.
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He does not lend to them at interest or take a profit from them. He withholds his hand from doing wrong and judges fairly between two parties.
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He follows my decrees and faithfully keeps my laws. That man is righteous; he will surely live, declares the Sovereign LORD.
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“Suppose he has a violent son, who sheds blood or does any of these other things