Ezekiel 18:23-25

Holman Christian Standard Bible

²³ Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked?”^(A) This is the declaration of the Lord God. “Instead, don’t I take pleasure when he turns from his ways and lives? ²⁴ But when a righteous person turns from his righteousness^(B) and practices iniquity, committing the same detestable acts that the wicked do, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered.^(C) He will die because of the treachery he has engaged in and the sin he has committed.

²⁵ “But you say, ‘The Lord’s way isn’t fair.’^(D) Now listen, house of Israel: Is it My way that is unfair? Instead, isn’t it your ways that are unfair?