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Ezekiel 18:5

Ezekiel 18:5
But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And hath not oppressed any,.... By fraud or force, particularly the poor, to the great grief and hurt of them:

but…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

If a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right - If he be just or holy within, and do what is according to law…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezekiel 18:1-9

Evil manners, we say, beget good laws; and in like manner sometimes unjust reflections occasion just vindications; evil…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Ezekiel 18:5-9

Developement of the principle in three instances, chosen so as to exhibit it in its most paradoxical form

5 9. The man…