5But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,


In Context

2 What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?

3 As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.

4 Behold, all 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.

5 But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,

6 and hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbor's wife, neither hath come near to a woman in her impurity,

7 and hath not wronged any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath taken nought by robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;

Ezekiel 18:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:5But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:5"Suppose there is a righteous man who does what is just and right.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:5And if a man be just, and do judgment and justice,

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:5And if a man be righteous, and do judgment and justice:

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:5But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:5But if a man is just, and doeth that which is lawful and right,

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:5But if a man is just, and does that which is lawful and right,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:5And a man, when he is righteous, And hath done judgment and righteousness,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:5But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,