Parallel Verses

International Standard Version

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

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.

Holman Bible

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

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 "Nevertheless, your people's children keep saying, "Living life the Lord's way isn't right,' when all the while it is their way of living that isn't right. 18 When a righteous man forsakes his own righteousness and commits evil acts, he will die because of those acts, 19 and when the wicked turn away from their wickedness and do what is just and right, he will certainly live because of that.



Cross References

Ezekiel 33:12-13

"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.'

Ezekiel 3:20

"When a righteous man abandons his righteousness to practice unrighteousness, I'll set a stumbling block before him. He'll die. If you don't warn him, he'll die in his sin and the righteous deeds that he had practiced won't be remembered, but you'll be held responsible for his death.

Ezekiel 18:26-27

"When a righteous person turns from his righteous deeds and does evil, he'll die because of that evil. He'll die because of his unrighteous acts that he committed.

Hebrews 10:38

but my righteous one will live by faith, and if he turns back, my soul will take no pleasure in him."

2 Peter 2:20-22

For if, after escaping the world's corruptions through a full knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus, the Messiah, they are again entangled and conquered by those corruptions, then their last condition is worse than their former one.

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