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Literal Standard Version
Ezekiel 18:5
And a man, when he is righteous, || And has done judgment and righteousness,
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Christian Standard Bible®
“Suppose a man is righteous and does what is just and right:
“Suppose a man is righteous and does what is just and right:
Hebrew Names Version
But if a man is just, and does that which is lawful and right,
But if a man is just, and does that which is lawful and right,
King James Version
But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,
But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,
English Standard Version
"If a man is righteous and does what is just and right—
"If a man is righteous and does what is just and right—
New American Standard Bible
"But if a man is righteous and practices justice and righteousness,
"But if a man is righteous and practices justice and righteousness,
New Century Version
"Suppose a person is good and does what is fair and right.
"Suppose a person is good and does what is fair and right.
Amplified Bible
"But if a man is righteous (keeps the law) and practices justice and righteousness,
"But if a man is righteous (keeps the law) and practices justice and righteousness,
World English Bible
But if a man is just, and does that which is lawful and right,
But if a man is just, and does that which is lawful and right,
Geneva Bible (1587)
But if a man be iust, and doe that which is lawfull, and right,
But if a man be iust, and doe that which is lawfull, and right,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But if a man is righteous and practices justice and righteousness,
"But if a man is righteous and practices justice and righteousness,
Legacy Standard Bible
"But if a man is righteous and does justice and righteousness,
"But if a man is righteous and does justice and righteousness,
Berean Standard Bible
Now suppose a man is righteous and does what is just and right:
Now suppose a man is righteous and does what is just and right:
Contemporary English Version
Suppose there is a truly good man who always does what is fair and right.
Suppose there is a truly good man who always does what is fair and right.
Complete Jewish Bible
"Consider someone who is righteous, who does what is lawful and right.
"Consider someone who is righteous, who does what is lawful and right.
Darby Translation
And if a man be righteous, and do judgment and justice:
And if a man be righteous, and do judgment and justice:
Easy-to-Read Version
"A person who is good will live! He is fair and does what is right.
"A person who is good will live! He is fair and does what is right.
George Lamsa Translation
But if a man be righteous and do justice and righteousness,
But if a man be righteous and do justice and righteousness,
Good News Translation
"Suppose there is a truly good man, righteous and honest.
"Suppose there is a truly good man, righteous and honest.
Lexham English Bible
And if a man is righteous and does justice and righteousness,
And if a man is righteous and does justice and righteousness,
Literal Translation
But a man that is righteous and does what is just and right,
But a man that is righteous and does what is just and right,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Yf a man be godly, and do the thinge that is equall & right,
Yf a man be godly, and do the thinge that is equall & right,
American Standard Version
But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,
But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,
Bible in Basic English
But if a man is upright, living rightly and doing righteousness,
But if a man is upright, living rightly and doing righteousness,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,
But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,
King James Version (1611)
But if a man be iust, and do that which is lawfull and right:
But if a man be iust, and do that which is lawfull and right:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But if a man be iust, and do that which is lawfull and right:
But if a man be iust, and do that which is lawfull and right:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But the man who shall be just, who executes judgment and righteousness,
But the man who shall be just, who executes judgment and righteousness,
English Revised Version
But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,
But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And if a man is iust, and doith doom and riytfulnesse,
And if a man is iust, and doith doom and riytfulnesse,
Update Bible Version
But if a man is just, and does that which is lawful and right,
But if a man is just, and does that which is lawful and right,
Webster's Bible Translation
But if a man is just, and doeth that which is lawful and right,
But if a man is just, and doeth that which is lawful and right,
New English Translation
"Suppose a man is righteous. He practices what is just and right,
"Suppose a man is righteous. He practices what is just and right,
New King James Version
But if a man is just And does what is lawful and right;
But if a man is just And does what is lawful and right;
New Living Translation
"Suppose a certain man is righteous and does what is just and right.
"Suppose a certain man is righteous and does what is just and right.
New Life Bible
But if a man is right and good and does what is right and good,
But if a man is right and good and does what is right and good,
New Revised Standard
If a man is righteous and does what is lawful and right—
If a man is righteous and does what is lawful and right—
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But when, any man, shall be righteous, and do justice and righteousness:
But when, any man, shall be righteous, and do justice and righteousness:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And if a man be just, and do judgment and justice,
And if a man be just, and do judgment and justice,
Revised Standard Version
"If a man is righteous and does what is lawful and right--
"If a man is righteous and does what is lawful and right--
Young's Literal Translation
And a man, when he is righteous, And hath done judgment and righteousness,
And a man, when he is righteous, And hath done judgment and righteousness,
THE MESSAGE
"Imagine a person who lives well, treating others fairly, keeping good relationships— doesn't eat at the pagan shrines, doesn't worship the idols so popular in Israel, doesn't seduce a neighbor's spouse, doesn't indulge in casual sex, doesn't bully anyone, doesn't pile up bad debts, doesn't steal, doesn't refuse food to the hungry, doesn't refuse clothing to the ill-clad, doesn't exploit the poor, doesn't live by impulse and greed, doesn't treat one person better than another, But lives by my statutes and faithfully honors and obeys my laws. This person who lives upright and well shall live a full and true life. Decree of God , the Master.
"Imagine a person who lives well, treating others fairly, keeping good relationships— doesn't eat at the pagan shrines, doesn't worship the idols so popular in Israel, doesn't seduce a neighbor's spouse, doesn't indulge in casual sex, doesn't bully anyone, doesn't pile up bad debts, doesn't steal, doesn't refuse food to the hungry, doesn't refuse clothing to the ill-clad, doesn't exploit the poor, doesn't live by impulse and greed, doesn't treat one person better than another, But lives by my statutes and faithfully honors and obeys my laws. This person who lives upright and well shall live a full and true life. Decree of God , the Master.
Contextual Overview
1And there is a word of YHWH to me, saying, 2"What [is it] to you [that] you are using this allegory || Concerning the ground of Israel, saying, || Fathers eat unripe fruit, || And the sons' teeth are blunted? 3[As] I live," a declaration of Lord YHWH, "You no longer have the use of this allegory in Israel. 4Behold, all the souls are Mine, || As the soul of the father, || So also the soul of the son—they are Mine, || The soul that is sinning—it dies. 5And a man, when he is righteous, || And has done judgment and righteousness,6He has not eaten on the mountains, || And has not lifted up his eyes || To idols of the house of Israel, || And did not defile his neighbor's wife, || And did not come near to a separated woman, 7He does not oppress a man, || He returns his pledge to the debtor, || He does not take away plunder, || He gives his bread to the hungry, || And covers the naked with a garment, 8He does not give in usury, and does not take increase, || He turns back his hand from perversity, || He does true judgment between man and man. 9He walks in My statutes, || And he has kept My judgments—to deal truly, || He [is] righteous—he surely lives," || A declaration of Lord YHWH.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
if: Psalms 15:2-5, Psalms 24:4-6, Matthew 7:21-27, Romans 2:7-10, James 1:22-25, James 2:14-26, 1 John 2:3, 1 John 2:29, 1 John 3:7, 1 John 5:2-5, Revelation 22:14
that: etc. Heb. judgment and justice, Ezekiel 33:14, Genesis 18:19, Proverbs 21:3, Jeremiah 22:15
Reciprocal: Exodus 15:26 - and wilt Deuteronomy 6:18 - shalt do Deuteronomy 16:20 - live Ezekiel 18:21 - and do
Cross-References
Genesis 19:8
now behold, I have two daughters who have not known anyone; please let me bring them out to you, and do to them as [is] good in your eyes; only do nothing to these men, for therefore they have come in within the shadow of my roof."
now behold, I have two daughters who have not known anyone; please let me bring them out to you, and do to them as [is] good in your eyes; only do nothing to these men, for therefore they have come in within the shadow of my roof."
Genesis 33:10
And Jacob says, "No, please, now if I have found grace in your eyes, then you have received my present from my hand, because that I have seen your face, as the seeing of the face of God, and you are pleased with me;
And Jacob says, "No, please, now if I have found grace in your eyes, then you have received my present from my hand, because that I have seen your face, as the seeing of the face of God, and you are pleased with me;
Judges 6:18
Please do not move from here until my coming to You, and I have brought out my present, and put it before You"; and He says, "I abide until your return."
Please do not move from here until my coming to You, and I have brought out my present, and put it before You"; and He says, "I abide until your return."
Judges 13:15
And Manoah says to the Messenger of YHWH, "Please let us detain You, and we prepare a kid of the goats before You."
And Manoah says to the Messenger of YHWH, "Please let us detain You, and we prepare a kid of the goats before You."
Judges 19:5
And it comes to pass, on the fourth day, that they rise early in the morning, and he rises to go, and the father of the young woman says to his son-in-law, "Support your heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward you go on."
And it comes to pass, on the fourth day, that they rise early in the morning, and he rises to go, and the father of the young woman says to his son-in-law, "Support your heart with a morsel of bread, and afterward you go on."
Psalms 104:15
And wine—it makes the heart of man glad, || To cause the face to shine from oil, || And bread—it supports the heart of man.
And wine—it makes the heart of man glad, || To cause the face to shine from oil, || And bread—it supports the heart of man.
Isaiah 3:1
For behold, the Lord, YHWH of Hosts, || Is turning aside from Jerusalem and from Judah || [Both] stay and staff: Every stay of bread and every stay of water;
For behold, the Lord, YHWH of Hosts, || Is turning aside from Jerusalem and from Judah || [Both] stay and staff: Every stay of bread and every stay of water;
Matthew 6:11
Give us today our appointed bread.
Give us today our appointed bread.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But if a man be just,.... Not legally, as to be wholly free from sin, for there is no such just man, Ecclesiastes 7:20; but evangelically, through the imputation of the righteousness of Christ unto him; and who has a principle of grace and holiness wrought in him; a man of a just principle and good conscience; who is disposed by the grace of God to that which is just and right; for this seems to refer to the inward frame of the mind, as distinct from actions, and as the source of them, as follows:
and do that which is lawful and right; or "judgment" c and "justice"; true judgment and justice, as the Targum; that which is just and right by the law of God, and is so between man and man; the particulars of which follow:
c משפט וצדקה "judiciam et justitiam", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, &c.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Ezekiel 18:5. If a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right — If he be just or holy within, and do what is according to law and equity. What is meant by this, is immediately specified.
