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Ezekiel 18:11-16 New International Version (NIV)

11. (though the father has done none of them): “He eats at the mountain shrines. He defiles his neighbor’s wife.

12. He oppresses the poor and needy. He commits robbery. He does not return what he took in pledge. He looks to the idols. He does detestable things.

13. He lends at interest and takes a profit. Will such a man live? He will not! Because he has done all these detestable things, he is to be put to death; his blood will be on his own head.

14. “But suppose this son has a son who sees all the sins his father commits, and though he sees them, he does not do such things:

15. “He does not eat at the mountain shrines or look to the idols of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife.

16. He does not oppress anyone or require a pledge for a loan. He does not commit robbery but gives his food to the hungry and provides clothing for the naked.

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