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Ezekiel 18:16
Ezekiel 18:16 is verse 16 of Ezekiel chapter 18, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
He does not oppress another, or retain a pledge, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
King James Version
Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, but hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,
World English Bible
hasn’t wronged any, hasn’t taken anything to pledge, hasn’t taken by robbery, but has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;
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Ezekiel 18:14–18 · Berean Standard Bible
14 Now suppose this son has a son who sees all the sins his father has committed, considers them, and does not do likewise:
15 He does not eat at the mountain or look to the idols of the house of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife.
16 He does not oppress another, or retain a pledge, or commit robbery. He gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
17 He withholds his hand from harming the poor and takes no interest or usury. He keeps My ordinances and follows My statutes. Such a man will not die for his father’s iniquity. He will surely live.
18 As for his father, he will die for his own iniquity, because he practiced extortion, robbed his brother, and did what was wrong among his people.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Job 22:7You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the famished,
Job 31:19if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a needy man without a cloak,
Proverbs 22:9A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
Proverbs 25:21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
Proverbs 31:20She opens her arms to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.
Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast your bread upon the waters, for after many days you will find it again.
Ecclesiastes 11:2Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.
Isaiah 58:7Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
Isaiah 58:8Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
Isaiah 58:9Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and malicious talk,
Isaiah 58:10and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soul, then your light will go forth in the darkness, and your night will be like noonday.
Luke 11:41But give as alms the things that are within you, and you will see that everything is clean for you.
Luke 14:13But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,