Ezekiel 33:13

When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 33:18 restates the same principle: a righteous person who turns to sin will die for it — a direct parallel within the same passage.

Ezekiel 3:20 presents the identical warning: a righteous person who turns to sin loses his past righteousness—reinforcing the watchman's responsibility.

Ezekiel 18:4 states the soul who sins dies — the foundational principle behind the warning in 33:13.

Ezekiel 18:24 states the same principle: when the righteous turn to injustice, none of their past deeds are remembered—they die for their sin.

Ezekiel 16:15 describes Israel trusting in beauty and playing the harlot, analogous to trusting in righteousness and doing evil.

Luke 18:9-14 illustrates the danger of trusting in one's own righteousness, directly paralleling the warning here against relying on past good deeds.

Romans 10:3 Parallel

Romans 10:3 describes those who seek to establish their own righteousness—mirroring the caution against trusting in self-righteousness.

2 Peter 2:20-22 describes those who escape the world's corruption but return to sin, mirroring the righteous who turn to evil.

Jeremiah 18:8 shows God relenting when a nation turns from evil, contrasting with 33:13 where turning to evil brings death.

Jeremiah 31:30 emphasizes individual responsibility for sin, echoing that past righteousness doesn't shield from present sin.

Jeremiah 34:16 Historical context

Jeremiah 34:16 recounts Israel breaking a covenant after a righteous act — a specific example of turning back to evil.

2 Corinthians 1:9 Related theme

2 Corinthians 1:9 speaks of relying on God rather than self — echoing the warning against trusting in one's own righteousness in Ezekiel.

Philippians 3:9 contrasts self-righteousness with righteousness through faith—similar to the warning against relying on one's own righteousness.

Hebrews 10:38 emphasizes that the righteous live by faith and must not shrink back—parallel to the call to not trust in past righteousness alone.