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Ezekiel 18:5

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

KJV

Et vir si fuerit justus, et fecerit judicium et justitiam,

Vulgate

ὁ δὲ ἄνθρωπος ὃς ἔσται δίκαιος, ὁ ποιῶν δικαιοσύνην,

LXX

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

ASV

וְ/אִ֖ישׁ כִּי יִהְיֶ֣ה צַדִּ֑יק וְ/עָשָׂ֥ה מִשְׁפָּ֖ט וּ/צְדָקָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
י
y
noun · 422×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
צְדָקָ֖ה
tsdqh
noun · 157×
צַדִּ֑יק
tsdyq
adjective · 199×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§2056The word "Decalogue" means literally "ten words."11 God revealed these "ten words" to his people on the holy mountain. They were written "with the finger of God,"12 unlike the other commandments written by Moses.13 They are pre-eminently the words of God. They are handed on to us in the books of Exodus 14 and Deuteronomy.15 Beginning with the Old Testament, the sacred books ref…

Cross-references

  • 1John 2:3 — And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
  • 1John 2:29 — If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
  • 1John 3:7 — Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
  • 1John 3:7 — Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.
  • 1John 5:2 — By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
  • Deut 6:18 — And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers,
  • Deut 16:20 — That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
  • Exod 15:26 — And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put n
  • Ezek 18:21 — But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.
  • Ezek 33:14 — Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right;
  • Gen 18:19 — For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he h
  • Jas 1:22 — But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
  • Jas 2:14 — What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
  • Matt 7:21 — Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
  • Prov 21:3 — To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
  • Ps 15:2 — He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
  • Ps 24:4 — He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
  • Rom 2:7 — To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life: