Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version "Therefore, son of man, say to your people, 'If someone who is righteous disobeys, that person's former righteousness will count for nothing. And if someone who is wicked repents, that person's former wickedness will not bring condemnation. The righteous person who sins will not be allowed to live even though they were formerly righteous.' New Living Translation “Son of man, give your people this message: The righteous behavior of righteous people will not save them if they turn to sin, nor will the wicked behavior of wicked people destroy them if they repent and turn from their sins. English Standard Version “And you, son of man, say to your people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him when he transgresses, and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall by it when he turns from his wickedness, and the righteous shall not be able to live by his righteousness when he sins. Berean Study Bible Therefore, son of man, say to your people: ‘The righteousness of the righteous man will not deliver him in the day of his transgression; neither will the wickedness of the wicked man cause him to stumble on the day he turns from his wickedness. Nor will the righteous man be able to survive by his righteousness on the day he sins.’ New American Standard Bible "And you, son of man, say to your fellow citizens, 'The righteousness of a righteous man will not deliver him in the day of his transgression, and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he will not stumble because of it in the day when he turns from his wickedness; whereas a righteous man will not be able to live by his righteousness on the day when he commits sin.' New King James Version “Therefore you, O son of man, say to the children of your people: ‘The righteousness of the righteous man shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression; as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall because of it in the day that he turns from his wickedness; nor shall the righteous be able to live because of his righteousness in the day that he sins.’ King James Bible Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth. Christian Standard Bible "Now, son of man, say to your people, 'The righteousness of the righteous person will not save him on the day of his transgression; neither will the wickedness of the wicked person cause him to stumble on the day he turns from his wickedness. The righteous person won't be able to survive by his righteousness on the day he sins. Contemporary English Version Tell them that when good people start sinning, all the good they did in the past cannot save them from being punished. And remind them that when wicked people stop sinning, their past sins will be completely forgiven, and they won't be punished. Good News Translation "Now, mortal man, tell the Israelites that when someone good sins, the good he has done will not save him. If an evil person stops doing evil, he won't be punished, and if a good man starts sinning, his life will not be spared. Holman Christian Standard Bible Now, son of man, say to your people: The righteousness of the righteous person will not save him on the day of his transgression; neither will the wickedness of the wicked person cause him to stumble on the day he turns from his wickedness. The righteous person won't be able to survive by his righteousness on the day he sins. International Standard Version "And now, Son of Man, say this to your people: 'The righteousness of the righteous won't save them when they keep on committing crimes against me, the wickedness of the wicked won't keep them from remaining away when they're turning from their wickedness, and no righteous person will keep on living by their righteousness when they sin.' NET Bible "And you, son of man, say to your people, 'The righteousness of the righteous will not deliver him if he rebels. As for the wicked, his wickedness will not make him stumble if he turns from it. The righteous will not be able to live by his righteousness if he sins.' New Heart English Bible "You, son of man, tell the children of your people, 'The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his disobedience; and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turns from his wickedness; neither shall he who is righteous be able to live thereby in the day that he sins.' GOD'S WORD® Translation "Son of man, say to your people, 'The right things that a righteous person has done will not save him when he rebels. The wicked things that a wicked person has done will not make him stumble when he turns from his wickedness. The righteous person will not live when he sins.' JPS Tanakh 1917 And thou, son of man, say unto the children of thy people: The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression; and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not stumble thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall he that is righteous be able to live thereby in the day that he sinneth. New American Standard 1977 “And you, son of man, say to your fellow citizens, ‘The righteousness of a righteous man will not deliver him in the day of his transgression, and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he will not stumble because of it in the day when he turns from his wickedness; whereas a righteous man will not be able to live by his righteousness on the day when he commits sin.’ King James 2000 Bible Therefore, you son of man, say unto the children of your people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall by it in the day that he turns from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live because of his righteousness in the day that he sins. American King James Version Therefore, you son of man, say to the children of your people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turns from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sins. American Standard Version And thou, son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression; and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall he that is righteous be able to live thereby in the day that he sinneth. Brenton Septuagint Translation Say to the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him, in the day wherein he errs: and the iniquity of the ungodly shall not harm him, in the day wherein he turns from his iniquity, but the righteous erring shall not be able to deliver himself. Douay-Rheims Bible Thou therefore, O son of man, say to the children of thy people: The justice of the just shall not deliver him, in what day soever he shall sin: and the wickedness of the wicked shall not hurt him, in what day soever he shall turn from his wickedness: and the just shall not be able to live in his justice, in what day soever he shall sin. Darby Bible Translation And thou, son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression; and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live thereby in the day that he sinneth. English Revised Version And thou, son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression; and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness: neither shall he that is righteous be able to live thereby in the day that he sinneth. Webster's Bible Translation Therefore, thou son of man, say to the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall by it in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth. World English Bible You, son of man, tell the children of your people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his disobedience; and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turns from his wickedness; neither shall he who is righteous be able to live thereby in the day that he sins. Young's Literal Translation And thou, son of man, say unto the sons of thy people: The righteousness of the righteous doth not deliver him in the day of his transgression, And the wickedness of the wicked, He doth not stumble for it in the day of his turning from his wickedness, And the righteous is not able to live in it in the day of his sinning. Study Bible The Message of the Watchman…11Say to them: ‘As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked should turn from their ways and live. Turn! Turn from your evil ways! For why should you die, O house of Israel?’ 12Therefore, son of man, say to your people: ‘The righteousness of the righteous man will not deliver him in the day of his transgression; neither will the wickedness of the wicked man cause him to stumble on the day he turns from his wickedness. Nor will the righteous man be able to survive by his righteousness on the day he sins.’ 13If I tell the righteous man that he will surely live, but he then trusts in his righteousness and commits iniquity, then none of his righteous works will be remembered; he will die because of the iniquity he has committed.… Cross References 2 Chronicles 7:14 and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. Ezekiel 3:18 If I say to the wicked man, 'You will surely die,' but you do not warn him or speak out to warn him from his wicked way to save his life, that wicked man will die in his iniquity, and I will hold you responsible for his blood. Ezekiel 18:21 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. Ezekiel 18:24 But when 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 33:2 "Son of man, speak to your people and tell them: 'Suppose I bring the sword against a land, and the people of that land choose a man from among them, appointing him as their watchman, Ezekiel 33:18 If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he will die for it. Ezekiel 33:19 But if a wicked man turns from his wickedness and does what is just and right, he will live because of this. Ezekiel 33:20 Yet you say, 'The way of the LORD is not just.' But I will judge each of you according to his ways, O house of Israel." Treasury of Scripture Therefore, you son of man, say to the children of your people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turns from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sins. say Ezekiel 33:2 Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their watchman: The righteousness Ezekiel 33:18 When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby. Ezekiel 3:20,21 Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand… Ezekiel 18:24-26 But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die… as for Ezekiel 33:19 But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby. Ezekiel 18:21,27-32 But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die… 1 Kings 8:48-50 And so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name: … neither 1 John 2:1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: Lexicon Therefore,וְאַתָּ֣ה (wə·’at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you son בֶן־ (ḇen-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son of man, אָדָ֗ם (’ā·ḏām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 120: Ruddy, a human being say אֱמֹ֤ר (’ĕ·mōr) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to your people: בְּנֵֽי־ (bə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son ‘The righteousness צִדְקַ֣ת (ṣiḏ·qaṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 6666: Rightness, subjectively, objectively of the righteous man הַצַּדִּ֗יק (haṣ·ṣad·dîq) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6662: Just, righteous will not לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no deliver him תַצִּילֶ֙נּוּ֙ (ṯaṣ·ṣî·len·nū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver in the day בְּי֣וֹם (bə·yō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day of his transgression; פִּשְׁע֔וֹ (piš·‘ōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6588: Transgression neither לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no will the wickedness וְרִשְׁעַ֤ת (wə·riš·‘aṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 7564: Wickedness of the wicked man הָֽרָשָׁע֙ (hā·rā·šā‘) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7563: Wrong, an, bad person cause him to stumble יִכָּ֣שֶׁל (yik·kā·šel) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3782: To totter, waver, to falter, stumble, faint, fall on the day בְּי֖וֹם (bə·yō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day he turns שׁוּב֣וֹ (šū·ḇōw) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again from his wickedness. מֵֽרִשְׁע֑וֹ (mê·riš·‘ōw) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7562: Wickedness Nor will לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no the righteous man וְצַדִּ֗יק (wə·ṣad·dîq) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6662: Just, righteous be able יוּכַ֛ל (yū·ḵal) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3201: To be able, have power to survive לִֽחְי֥וֹת (liḥ·yō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's Hebrew 2421: To live, to revive by his righteousness בָּ֖הּ (bāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 0: 0 on the day בְּי֥וֹם (bə·yō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day he sins.? חֲטֹאתֽוֹ׃ (ḥă·ṭō·ṯōw) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2398: To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn Jump to Previous Able Children Citizens Commits Deliver Disobedience Fall Fellow Live Righteous Righteousness Sin Sinneth Sins Stumble Thereby Transgression Turneth Turns Whereas Wicked WickednessJump to Next Able Children Citizens Commits Deliver Disobedience Fall Fellow Live Righteous Righteousness Sin Sinneth Sins Stumble Thereby Transgression Turneth Turns Whereas Wicked WickednessLinks Ezekiel 33:12 NIVEzekiel 33:12 NLT Ezekiel 33:12 ESV Ezekiel 33:12 NASB Ezekiel 33:12 KJV Ezekiel 33:12 Bible Apps Ezekiel 33:12 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 33:12 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 33:12 French Bible Ezekiel 33:12 German Bible Alphabetical: a able allowed and as be because by cause citizens commits countrymen day deliver disobeys fall fellow for former from he him his if in it live man not of on righteous righteousness righteousness' save say sin' sins son stumble The Therefore to transgression turns when whereas wicked OT Prophets: Ezekiel 33:12 You son of man tell the children (Ezek. 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