Jeremiah 31:30
But every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.
Cross-reference
Jeremiah 31:29 states the old proverb about fathers eating sour grapes affecting children, which verse 30 directly overturns with individual accountability.
Deuteronomy 24:16 states the same principle — each dies for his own sin — directly echoing Jeremiah's rejection of the sour grapes proverb.
Ezekiel 3:18 uses 'die in his iniquity' for the unwarned wicked, paralleling individual responsibility in Jeremiah 31:30.
Ezekiel 3:19 repeats 'die in his iniquity' for the unrepentant, directly echoing Jeremiah's emphasis on personal guilt.
Ezekiel 18:4 declares 'the soul who sins shall die' — a direct parallel to Jeremiah's new covenant principle.
Ezekiel 18:20 explicitly states sons bear no guilt for fathers, identical to the message in Jeremiah 31:30.
Ezekiel 33:8 warns the watchman that the wicked die in their iniquity, reinforcing Jeremiah's individual accountability.
Ezekiel 33:13 says the righteous who turns to iniquity will die for it, confirming each person answers for their own sin.
Ezekiel 33:13 says the righteous who turns to iniquity will die for it, confirming each person answers for their own sin.
Galatians 6:5 echoes the same principle of individual responsibility—each person bears their own load, reinforcing personal accountability before God.
2 Chronicles 25:4 cites the same law from Deuteronomy—each dies for his own sin—grounding Jeremiah's statement in the Mosaic command against punishing children for fathers' sins.
Isaiah 3:11 pronounces woe on the wicked for their own deeds, reinforcing personal recompense for sin.
Galatians 6:7 expands the idea of personal consequences: as each dies for their own sin, so each reaps what they sow—a broader principle of divine justice.