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


In Context

2 "What do you people mean by quoting this proverb about the land of Israel: " 'The fathers eat sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge'?

3 "As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD , you will no longer quote this proverb in Israel.

4 For every living soul belongs to me, the father as well as the son-both alike belong to me. The soul who sins is the one who will die.

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

6 He does not eat at the mountain shrines or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor's wife or lie with a woman during her period.

7 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.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

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

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

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,