Ezekiel 33:12
Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.
Context
This verse from Ezekiel Chapter 33 connects to 10 cross-references. Renewal of Ezekiel's watchman commission as the news of Jerusalem's fall arrives. The principle of individual responsibility is repeated: turn from your wicked ways for why should you die? Those remaining in the land think they will inherit the land …
Other Translations
And thou, son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression; and as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall he that is righteous be able to live thereby in the day that he sinneth.
And thou, son of man, say unto the sons of thy people: The righteousness of the righteous doth not deliver him in the day of his transgression, And the wickedness of the wicked, He doth not stumble for it in the day of his turning from his wickedness, And the righteous is not able to live in it in the day of his sinning.
And you, son of man, say to the children of your people, The righteousness of the upright man will not make him safe in the day when he does wrong; and the evil-doing of the evil man will not be the cause of his fall in the day when he is turned from his evil-doing; and the upright man will not have life because of his righteousness in the day when he does evil.
Cross References
And so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, …
And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and …
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn …
Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, …
Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely …
But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and …
But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that …
For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and …
Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, When I bring the sword upon …
When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.