A False Proverb Refuted

1The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,

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

3As I live, says the Lord God, you^p shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.   Adonai^p.f. Jehovah^s.f.

4Behold, all souls are Mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is Mine: the soul that sins, it shall die.   ROM 6:23

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

6And has not eaten upon the mountains, neither has lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither has defiled his neighbor’s wife, neither has come near to a menstruous woman,

7And has not oppressed any, but has restored to the debtor his pledge, has spoiled none by violence, has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment;   plundered

8He that has not given forth upon usury, neither has taken any increase, that has withdrawn his hand from iniquity, has executed true judgment between man and man,   loaned with; interest

9Has walked in My statutes, and has kept My judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, says the Lord God.   rules

10If he father a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood, and that does the like to any one of these things,

11And that does not any of those duties, but even has eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbor’s wife,

12Has oppressed the poor and needy, has spoiled by violence, has not restored the pledge, and has lifted up his eyes to the idols, has committed abomination,   detestable practices

13Has given forth upon usury, and has taken increase: shall he then live? he shall not live: he has done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.   has loaned with

14Now, lo, if he fathers a son, that sees all his father’s sins which he has done, and considers, and does not such like,

15That has not eaten upon the mountains, neither has lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, has not defiled his neighbor’s wife,   at the mountain shrines

16Neither has oppressed any, has not withheld the pledge, neither has spoiled by violence, but has given his bread to the hungry, and has covered the naked with a garment,

17That has taken off his hand from the poor, that has not received usury nor increase, has executed My judgments, has walked in My statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.

18As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, lo, even he shall die in his iniquity.