Ezekiel 18:26 — Compare Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

In the turning back of the righteous from his righteousness, And he hath done perversity, And he is dying by them, for his perversity That he hath done he dieth.

English ASV

When the righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth therein; in his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.

English Amplified

When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity and dies in his sins, for his iniquity that he has done he shall die.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity and dies in his sins, for his iniquity that he has done he shall die.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, he will die for this. He will die because of the iniquity he has committed.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

When a righteous person turns from his righteousness and acts unjustly, he will die for this. He will die because of the injustice he has committed.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

When the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and practiseth what is wrong, and dieth for it; in his wrong that he hath done shall he die.

English EASY 2024

If a righteous person stops doing good things and he does bad things instead, he will die. Yes, he will die because of the wrong things that he has done.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

If good people change and become evil, they must die for the bad things they do.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

When a righteous person turns away from his righteousness and does injustice, he shall die for it; for the injustice that he has done he shall die.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

When a righteous person stops doing good and starts doing evil and then dies, he dies because of the evil he has done.

English God's Word - GW 1995

When a righteous person turns away from doing right and does evil things, he will die. He will die because of the evil things he has done.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

When a righteous person turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, he will die for this. He will die because of the iniquity he has practiced.

English KJV 1611

When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.

English LSB

When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, does injustice, and dies because of it, for his injustice which he has done he will die.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he dies in it, for his iniquity that he has done he shall die.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, commits iniquity and dies because of it, for his iniquity which he has committed he will die.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

When a virtuous man turns away from virtue to commit iniquity, and dies, it is because of the iniquity he committed that he must die.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

When a righteous person turns back from his righteousness and practices wrongdoing, he will die for it; because of the wrongdoing he has done, he will die.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

"Suppose a godly person stops doing what is right. And he commits sin. Then he will die because of it. He will die because of the sin he has committed.

English NIV

If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits sin, he will die for it; because of the sin he has committed he will die.

English NKJ 1982

When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness, commits iniquity, and dies in it, it is because of the iniquity which he has done that he dies.

English NLT

When righteous people turn from being good and start doing sinful things, they will die for it. Yes, they will die because of their sinful deeds.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

When the righteous turn away from their righteousness and commit iniquity, they shall die for it; for the iniquity that they have committed they shall die.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

When the righteous man abandons his righteous ways, does what is evil, and dies, he dies responsible for the wrong that he himself committed.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

When a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he shall die for it; for the iniquity which he has committed he shall die.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

When a good man turns away from being good, begins sinning, and dies in his sins, he dies for the evil he has done.

English Tyndale 1537

When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and meddleth with ungodliness: he must die therein: Yea for the unrighteousness that he hath done, must he die.(If a righteous turn from his righteousness and do wickedly, and die therefore: in the wickedness which he did he shall die.)