“But if a man is righteous and practices justice and righteousness, if he does not (A)eat at the mountain shrines or (B)raise his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, or (C)defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her menstrual period— and if a man does not oppress anyone, but (D)restores to the debtor his pledge, (E)does not commit robbery, but (F)gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing, and if he does not [a]lend money at (G)interest or take [b](H)interest, if he keeps his hand from injustice and (I)executes true justice between one person and another, if he walks in (J)My statutes and keeps My ordinances so as to deal faithfully—(K)he is righteous and will certainly (L)live,” declares the Lord God.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 18:8 Lit give
  2. Ezekiel 18:8 Or usury, and so throughout the ch; i.e., on other kinds of loans

But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right, and hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbor’s wife, neither hath come near to a woman in her impurity, and hath not wronged any, but hath restored to the debtor his pledge, hath taken nought by robbery, hath given his bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment; he that hath not given forth upon interest, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true justice between man and man, hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept mine ordinances, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord Jehovah.

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