Ezekiel 3:20
Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 3:18 gives the parallel warning for the wicked—together they form the watchman's dual responsibility.
Ezekiel 3:21 completes the scenario: warning the righteous man brings life and delivers the watchman—contrasting the failure in 3:20.
Same as pair 9: Ezekiel 33:12 elaborates on the principle of personal responsibility and the conditional nature of righteousness.
Ezekiel 33:12 expands on the same theme: righteousness does not save when one sins, and wickedness does not condemn when one repents.
Ezekiel 33:6 presents the same watchman principle: failing to warn brings accountability for blood.
Ezekiel 14:7-9 expands on God placing stumbling blocks and even enticing prophets, directly parallel to the judgment in 3:20.
In Ezekiel 18:24, the same principle of a righteous man turning to sin and losing his righteousness is explained without the warning element.
Ezekiel 18:26 reiterates that if a righteous man turns to sin, he dies because of his iniquity — parallel to the scenario in Ezekiel 3:20.
2 Peter 2:21 directly states it is worse to know righteousness and turn away, matching the tragedy of Ezekiel's righteous turn.
2 Peter 2:18-22 describes those who escape defilement but are again entangled, returning like a dog to its vomit—a clear parallel to turning from righteousness.
1 Peter 2:8 quotes the 'stone of stumbling'—same image as Ezekiel's stumbling block, applied to those who disobey.
Hebrews 10:38 warns that if anyone draws back, God has no pleasure in him—mirrors the righteous man turning away and facing consequences.
In Romans 9:33, God is 'laying in Zion a stone of stumbling'—the same action as Ezekiel's 'lay a stumbling block', applied to Christ.
Luke 2:34 declares Jesus destined to cause many to fall, fulfilling the OT pattern of God's appointed stumbling stone.
Matthew 18:15 instructs confronting a sinning brother, mirroring the watchman's duty to warn the righteous who turns to sin.
Jeremiah 6:21 has God putting obstacles before people to make them stumble, identical in concept to Ezekiel's stumbling block.
Isaiah 8:14 portrays God as a stone of stumbling for Israel, directly parallel to God setting a stumbling block in Ezekiel.
Psalm 119:165 promises that lovers of God's law will not stumble, contrasting with the stumbling block God sets for the unfaithful.
2 Chronicles 24:17-22 records Joash turning from righteousness after Jehoiada's death, abandoning God and killing Zechariah—a direct example of a righteous man falling.
Matthew 12:43-45 describes a cleansed person returning to sin, paralleling the righteous who turns from righteousness to evil.
2 Chronicles 25:15 shows Amaziah as a righteous king turning to idols, illustrating the very scenario Ezekiel warns about.
In Romans 9:32, Israel stumbles over the stumbling stone—similar to the stumbling block God lays, but here it's their rejection of Christ.
In 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12, God sends strong delusion on those refusing truth—parallel to God laying a stumbling block as judgment.
Deuteronomy 13:3 presents God testing loyalty through false prophets, similar to God placing a stumbling block to reveal hearts.
Romans 11:22 warns of being cut off for not continuing in God's kindness—parallel to the righteous man who turns away and dies in Ezekiel.
1 Corinthians 1:23 calls Christ crucified a stumbling block to Jews—echoes the concept of stumbling, but here it's the gospel itself.
2 Chronicles 19:2 has Jehu rebuking Jehoshaphat—mirrors the watchman's call to confront sin.
2 Samuel 12:7-13 shows Nathan confronting David—a prophetic warning like Ezekiel's role, though David repents.
Leviticus 19:17 commands rebuking a neighbor to avoid sin—similar to Ezekiel's duty to warn the righteous who turns.
Proverbs 25:12 emphasizes the value of a wise rebuke, which parallels the watchman's warning in preventing the righteous from falling.