Ezekiel 18:22

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Ezekiel 18:20–24 · Berean Standard Bible

20 The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.

21 But if the wicked man turns from all the sins he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is just and right, he will surely live; he will not die.

22 None of the transgressions he has committed will be held against him. Because of the righteousness he has practiced, he will live.

23 Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked? declares the Lord GOD. Wouldn’t I prefer that he turn from his ways and live?

24 But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.

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Ezekiel 18:24

But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.

Ezekiel 33:16

None of the sins he has committed will be held against him. He has done what is just and right; he will surely live.

1 Kings 17:18

“O man of God,” said the woman to Elijah, “what have you done to me? Have you come to remind me of my iniquity and cause the death of my son?”

Psalms 25:7

Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.

Psalms 32:1

Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.

Psalms 32:2

Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.

Psalms 51:1

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.

Psalms 103:12

As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.

Isaiah 43:25

I, yes I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake and remembers your sins no more.

Jeremiah 31:34

No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”

Jeremiah 50:20

In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, a search will be made for Israel’s guilt, but there will be none, and for Judah’s sins, but they will not be found; for I will forgive the remnant I preserve.

Micah 7:19

He will again have compassion on us; He will vanquish our iniquities. You will cast out all our sins into the depths of the sea.

Romans 8:1

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 8:12

For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”

Hebrews 10:3

Instead, those sacrifices are an annual reminder of sins,

Hebrews 10:4

because it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

2 Chronicles 6:23

then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.

Psalms 18:20

The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.

Psalms 18:21

For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.

Psalms 18:22

For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.

Psalms 18:23

And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.

Psalms 18:24

So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.

Psalms 19:11

By them indeed Your servant is warned; in keeping them is great reward.

Romans 2:6

God “will repay each one according to his deeds.”

Romans 2:7

To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.

Galatians 6:7

Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.

Galatians 6:8

The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

James 2:21

Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?

James 2:22

You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did.

James 2:23

And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.

James 2:24

As you can see, a man is justified by his deeds and not by faith alone.

James 2:25

In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute justified by her actions when she welcomed the spies and sent them off on another route?

James 2:26

As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

2 Peter 1:5

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;

2 Peter 1:6

and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;

2 Peter 1:7

and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.

2 Peter 1:8

For if you possess these qualities and continue to grow in them, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 1:9

But whoever lacks these traits is nearsighted to the point of blindness, having forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.

2 Peter 1:10

Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble,

2 Peter 1:11

and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

1 John 3:7

Little children, let no one deceive you: The one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as Christ is righteous.