Ezekiel 18:9 — Compare Translations

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Who has walked in My statutes and kept My ordinances, to deal justly; [then] he is [truly] righteous; he shall surely live, says the Lord God. [Ezek. 20:11; Amos 5:4.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Who has walked in My statutes and kept My ordinances, to deal justly; [then] he is [truly] righteous; he shall surely live, says the Lord God. [Ezek. 20:11; Amos 5:4.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

He follows My statutes and faithfully keeps My ordinances. That man is righteous; surely he will live, declares the Lord GOD.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

He follows my statutes and keeps my ordinances, acting faithfully. Such a person is righteous; he will certainly live.” This is the declaration of the Lord GOD.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

hath walked in my statutes, and kept mine ordinances, to deal faithfully: he is righteous, he shall certainly live, saith the Lord Jehovah.

English EASY 2024

He faithfully obeys my laws and my rules. A man like that is righteous. He will continue to live. That is what the Almighty Lord says.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

He obeys my laws and studies my rules so that he can learn to be fair and dependable. He is good, so he will live.

walks in my statutes, and keeps my rules by acting faithfully- he is righteous; he shall surely live, declares the Lord GOD.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Such a man obeys my commands and carefully keeps my laws. He is righteous, and he will live,” says the Sovereign Lord.

English God's Word - GW 1995

He lives by my rules and obeys my laws faithfully. This person is righteous. He will certainly live," declares the Almighty Lord.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

He follows My statutes and keeps My ordinances, acting faithfully. Such a person is righteous; he will certainly live." [This is] the declaration of the Lord God.

English KJV 1611

Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord GOD.

English LSB

if he walks in My statutes and My judgments and is careful to do the truth—he is righteous and will surely live,” declares Lord Yahweh.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

has walked in My statutes, and has kept My judgments to deal truly, he is righteous and shall surely live, says the Lord God.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

if he walks in My statutes and My ordinances so as to deal faithfully--he is righteous and will surely live," declares the Lord GOD.

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

if he lives by my statutes and is careful to observe my ordinances, that man is virtuous-- he shall surely live, says the Lord GOD.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

and follows my statutes and observes my regulations by carrying them out. That man is righteous; he will certainly live, declares the sovereign LORD.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

He follows my rules. He is faithful in keeping my laws. He always does what is right. You can be sure he will live," announces the Lord and King.

English NIV

He follows my decrees and faithfully keeps my laws. That man is righteous; he will surely live, declares the Sovereign LORD.

English NKJ 1982

If he has walked in My statutes And kept My judgments faithfully— He is just; He shall surely live!” Says the Lord God.

English NLT

and faithfully obeys my laws and regulations. Anyone who does these things is just and will surely live, says the Sovereign LORD.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

follows my statutes, and is careful to observe my ordinances, acting faithfully-- such a one is righteous; he shall surely live, says the Lord GOD.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

He keeps my laws and is honest in all that he does. A person like this is righteous, and he will certainly live. I, Lord Yahweh, have decreed it.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

walks in my statutes, and is careful to observe my ordinances —he is righteous, he shall surely live, says the Lord God.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

and obeys my laws—that man is just,“ says the Lord, “and he shall surely live.

English Tyndale 1537

he walketh in my commandments, and keepeth my laws, and performeth them faithfully: This is a righteous man, he shall surly live, sayeth the Lord GOD.(LORDE God)