Ezekiel 18:23-25

New American Standard Bible

^23 (A)Do I take any pleasure in the death of the wicked,” declares the Lord God, “^[a]rather than that he would ^(B)turn from his ways and live?

²⁴ “But when a righteous person ^(C)turns away from his righteousness, commits injustice and does according to all the abominations that the wicked person does, will he live? ^(D)All his righteous deeds which he has done will not be remembered for his ^(E)treachery which he has committed and his sin which he has committed; for them he will die. ²⁵ Yet you say, ‘^(F)The way of the Lord is not right.’ Hear now, house of Israel! Is ^(G)My way not right? Is it not your ways that are not right?