Ezekiel 18:8-17

New International Version

⁸He does not lend to them at interest
    or take a profit from them.^(A)
He withholds his hand from doing wrong
    and judges fairly^(B) between two parties.
⁹He follows my decrees^(C)
    and faithfully keeps my laws.
That man is righteous;^(D)
    he will surely live,^(E)
declares the Sovereign Lord.

¹⁰“Suppose he has a violent son, who sheds blood^(F) or does any of these other things^[a] ¹¹(though the father has done none of them):

“He eats at the mountain shrines.^(G)
He defiles his neighbor’s wife.
¹²He oppresses the poor^(H) and needy.
He commits robbery.
He does not return what he took in pledge.^(I)
He looks to the idols.
He does detestable things.^(J)
¹³He lends at interest and takes a profit.^(K)

Will such a man live? He will not! Because he has done all these detestable things, he is to be put to death; his blood will be on his own head.^(L)

¹⁴“But suppose this son has a son who sees all the sins his father commits, and though he sees them, he does not do such things:^(M)

¹⁵“He does not eat at the mountain shrines^(N)
    or look to the idols^(O) of Israel.
He does not defile his neighbor’s wife.
¹⁶He does not oppress anyone
    or require a pledge for a loan.
He does not commit robbery
    but gives his food to the hungry^(P)
    and provides clothing for the naked.^(Q)
¹⁷He withholds his hand from mistreating the poor
    and takes no interest or profit from them.
He keeps my laws^(R) and follows my decrees.