Ezekiel 18:17
That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.
Cross-reference
In Ezekiel 18:28, the same principle applies: the repentant sinner who turns from sin will live—mirroring the righteous person's promised life here.
Ezekiel 18:20 clarifies each person dies for their own sin—the son is not punished for the father's wrongdoing, bolstering the claim in verse 17.
Ezekiel 18:19 restates the principle: a righteous son does not share his father's guilt and will live—immediate context reinforcing individual responsibility.
In Ezekiel 18:13, the wicked son takes interest and profit, the opposite behavior to the righteous person in this verse.
In Ezekiel 18:9, the same chapter describes a righteous person who walks in God's statutes, directly paralleling the obedience here.
Ezekiel 18:8 includes the same phrases: not lending at interest, withholding from iniquity — nearly identical description of the righteous man.
Ezekiel 33:16 adds that none of the repentant sinner's sins are remembered—they will live, just as the righteous person here is promised life.
Ezekiel 33:15 describes a wicked person who repents and does righteous deeds (restoring, obeying) and will live—paralleling the righteous actions and outcome here.
Ezekiel 3:21 similarly promises life to the righteous who heed warning, reinforcing the theme that obedience brings life.
Ezekiel 20:18 warns children not to follow their parents' statutes—echoing the same call to break from ancestral sins and obey God.
In Luke 19:8, Zacchaeus gives half his goods to the poor and restores defrauded amounts, exemplifying the righteous care for the poor.
Matthew 23:29-33 condemns Pharisees who claim innocence yet follow ancestors' pattern—contrasting with Ezekiel's principle that a righteous son is not guilty for his father's sins.
In Jeremiah 22:16, defending the poor and needy is equated with knowing God, directly reinforcing the righteous behavior in Ezekiel.
Proverbs 28:8 warns that wealth gained by usury ends up with the poor—condemning the same practice that Ezekiel 18:17 says the righteous avoids.
Psalm 15:5 describes the righteous as one who does not lend at usury and will be secure—directly paralleling the same virtue and promise here.
Leviticus 25:36 forbids usury toward a fellow Israelite—the same prohibition echoed in Ezekiel 18:17 regarding not taking interest.
Exodus 22:25 is the Mosaic law against charging interest to the poor—the specific command that Ezekiel 18:17 alludes to.
Proverbs 14:31 contrasts oppressing the poor with kindness — Ezekiel 18:17's refusal of interest and iniquity aligns with honoring God by not exploiting.
In Proverbs 29:7, the righteous person knows the rights of the poor, mirroring the care for the poor in Ezekiel.
Job 29:16 describes being a father to the needy — while Ezekiel 18:17 focuses on refraining from interest, both depict righteous care for the vulnerable.
In Leviticus 18:4, the command to follow God's statutes is the same standard of obedience emphasized in Ezekiel.
In Proverbs 29:14, a king who judges the poor with truth secures his throne, echoing the theme of justice for the poor.
In Leviticus 18:4, the call to keep God's statutes matches the obedience required in Ezekiel for the righteous.
In Daniel 4:27, Daniel urges showing mercy to the oppressed, a similar call to care for the poor as in Ezekiel.