Ezekiel 18:1-7 (Revised Standard Version)
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The word of the LORD came to me again:
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"What do you mean by repeating this proverb concerning the land of Israel, 'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge'?
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As I live, says the Lord GOD, this proverb shall no more be used by you in Israel.
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Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sins shall die.
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"If a man is righteous and does what is lawful and right--
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if he does not eat upon the mountains or lift up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, does not defile his neighbor's wife or approach a woman in her time of impurity,
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does not oppress any one, but restores to the debtor his pledge, commits no robbery, gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with a garment,
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible)
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