Ezekiel 18:1
Verse 1 of 32. The 18th of 48 chapters in Ezekiel, in The Major Prophets.
1The LORD’s word came to me again, saying,
2“What do you mean, that you use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge’?
3“As I live,” says the Lord GOD, “you shall not use this proverb any more in Israel.
4Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father, so also the soul of the son is mine. The soul who sins, he shall die.
5“But if a man is just, and does that which is lawful and right,
World English Bible. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.