Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

When a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he will die on account of this.

New American Standard Bible

When the righteous turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, then he shall die in it.

King James Version

When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.

International Standard Version

When a righteous man forsakes his own righteousness and commits evil acts, he will die because of those acts,

A Conservative Version

When the righteous man turns from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, he shall even die in it.

American Standard Version

When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die therein.

Amplified

When the righteous turns back from his righteousness and commits injustice, he will also die because of it.

Bible in Basic English

When the upright man, turning away from his righteousness, does evil, death will overtake him in it.

Darby Translation

When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and doeth what is wrong, then he shall die therein.

Julia Smith Translation

In the turning back of the just from his justice and doing iniquity, he shall die in them.

King James 2000

When the righteous turns from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, he shall even die for it.

Lexham Expanded Bible

When [the] righteous turns from his righteousness and does injustice, then he will die {because of it}.

Modern King James verseion

When the righteous turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he shall even die by them.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and doeth the thing that is wicked, he shall die therefore.

NET Bible

When a righteous man turns from his godliness and commits iniquity, he will die for it.

New Heart English Bible

When the righteous turns from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, he shall even die therein.

The Emphasized Bible

When the righteous man shall turn from his righteousness and commit perversity Then shall he die for them;

Webster

When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, for that he shall even die.

World English Bible

When the righteous turns from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, he shall even die therein.

Youngs Literal Translation

In the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, And he hath done perversity -- he dieth for it.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
צדּיק 
Tsaddiyq 
Usage: 206

שׁוּב 
Shuwb 
Usage: 1058

עלה עולה עולה עול עול 
`evel 
Usage: 53

מוּת 
Muwth 
Usage: 839

Verse Info

Context Readings

Ezekiel Appointed As A Watchman And His Responsibility

17 “But your people say, ‘The Lord’s way isn’t fair,’ even though it is their own way that isn’t fair. 18 When a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he will die on account of this. 19 But if a wicked person turns from his wickedness and does what is just and right, he will live because of this.



Cross References

Ezekiel 33:12-13

“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.

Ezekiel 3:20

Now if a righteous person turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, and I put a stumbling block in front of him, he will die. If you did not warn him, he will die because of his sin and the righteous acts he did will not be remembered. Yet I will hold you responsible for his blood.

Ezekiel 18:26-27

When a righteous person turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, he will die for this. He will die because of the iniquity he has practiced.

Hebrews 10:38

But My righteous one will live by faith;
and if he draws back,
I have no pleasure in him.

2 Peter 2:20-22

For if, having escaped the world’s impurity through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in these things and defeated, the last state is worse for them than the first.

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