GOD'S WORD Translation GW
New International Version NIV
1 The LORD spoke his word to me. He said,
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The word of the LORD came to me:
2 "What do you mean when you use this proverb about the land of Israel: 'Fathers have eaten sour grapes, and their children's teeth are set on edge'?
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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’?
3 As I live, declares the Almighty LORD, you will no longer use this proverb in Israel.
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“As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.
4 The life of every person belongs to me. Fathers and their children belong to me. The person who sins will die.
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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.
5 "Suppose a righteous person does what is fair and right.
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“Suppose there is a righteous man who does what is just and right.
6 He doesn't eat at the illegal mountain worship sites or look for help from the idols of the nation of Israel. He doesn't dishonor his neighbor's wife or have sexual intercourse with a woman while she is having her period.
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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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