A False Proverb Refuted
1 The word of the Lord came to me again, saying,
2 “What do you mean when you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying:
‘The afathers have eaten sour grapes,
And the children’s teeth are set on edge’?
‘The afathers have eaten sour grapes,
And the children’s teeth are set on edge’?
4 “Behold, all souls are aMine;
The soul of the father
As well as the soul of the son is Mine;
bThe soul who sins shall die.
The soul of the father
As well as the soul of the son is Mine;
bThe soul who sins shall die.
6 aIf he has not eaten1 on the mountains,
Nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel,
Nor bdefiled his neighbor’s wife,
Nor approached ca woman during her impurity;
Nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel,
Nor bdefiled his neighbor’s wife,
Nor approached ca woman during her impurity;
7 If he has not aoppressed anyone,
But has restored to the debtor his bpledge;
Has robbed no one by violence,
But has cgiven his bread to the hungry
And covered the naked with dclothing;
But has restored to the debtor his bpledge;
Has robbed no one by violence,
But has cgiven his bread to the hungry
And covered the naked with dclothing;
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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