Ezekiel 18:14

Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father’s sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like,

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 18:28 shows the same principle: a person who turns from sin will live, just as the son here avoids his father's sins.

Ezekiel 18:10 describes the father's sinful behavior that the son in v14 observes and refuses to follow.

Ezekiel 20:18 commands children not to walk in their fathers' statutes — directly parallel to the son rejecting his father's sins.

Matthew 23:32 has Jesus telling Pharisees to complete their fathers' sins — opposite to the son who does not follow.

2 Chronicles 29:3-11 records Hezekiah calling the people to break from their fathers' unfaithfulness — parallel to this son's refusal.

Jeremiah 9:14 describes children following their fathers' sins — directly opposite to the son here who refuses.

Jeremiah 44:17 shows people continuing fathers' idolatry — contrasting with the son who breaks the pattern.

1 Kings 22:53 describes Ahaziah following his father Ahab's idolatry — the opposite of Ezekiel's son who refuses to imitate his father's sins.

Matthew 27:25 invokes generational bloodguilt — directly opposing Ezekiel's teaching that children are not punished for their fathers' sins.

Zechariah 1:4 urges not to be like ancestors who ignored God — the same call to break from sinful family patterns as the son in Ezekiel who refuses his father's sins.

Job 21:19 Parallel

Job 21:19 challenges the idea that God stores up punishment for children — echoing Ezekiel's principle that a son who does right will not suffer for his father's sins.

1 Kings 14:13 shows Abijah as the only good son in Jeroboam's wicked house — a direct example of a son not following his father's sins, as Ezekiel describes.

Jeremiah 8:6 notes that none repent or say 'What have I done?'—in contrast to the son who sees his father's sins and repents by not repeating them.

Isaiah 44:19 laments that no one stops to think about their idolatry, contrasting sharply with the son who carefully considers his father's sins and avoids them.

Hosea 7:2 Contrast

Hosea 7:2 says the wicked do not realize God sees their sins, while the son is fully aware of his father's sins and chooses differently.

2 Kings 22:2 shows Josiah following David's good example — a positive parallel to Ezekiel's son who rejects a bad father's example; both choose righteousness.

In Luke 15:17-19, the prodigal son repents and returns to his father — similar to Ezekiel's son who turns from his father's sins, both breaking with sinful patterns.

Psalm 119:59 describes considering one's ways and turning to God's statutes, mirroring the son's thoughtful avoidance of his father's sins.