Jeremiah 31:29
In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 31:30 immediately clarifies the proverb — each person dies for their own sin, not for fathers' sins.
Lamentations 5:7 echoes the same proverb — children bear the punishment of their fathers' sins, which Jeremiah 31:29 says will cease.
Ezekiel 18:2 quotes the exact same proverb about sour grapes — directly connecting to the saying Jeremiah 31:29 predicts will end.
Ezekiel 18:3 declares the same proverb will no longer be used — directly parallel to Jeremiah 31:29's prediction.
Deuteronomy 24:16 establishes individual responsibility for capital crimes — contrasting with the collective punishment implied in the sour grapes proverb.
2 Chronicles 25:4 applies the same law from Deuteronomy — each dies for own sin, reinforcing the individual responsibility Jeremiah 31:29-30 affirms.
Ezekiel 18:20 explicitly states individual responsibility — each dies for own sin, matching the new reality in Jeremiah 31:30.
Leviticus 26:39 describes children suffering for fathers' sins — the reality behind the sour grapes proverb that Jeremiah 31:29 says will end.