Ezekiel 18:23 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²³ Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked, says the Lord God, and not rather that they should turn from their ways and live?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: and not that he should return from his ways, and live?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? says the Lord, and not rather that he should turn from his evil way and return [to his God] and live?

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? saith the Lord Jehovah; and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?

Common English Bible

²³ Do I take pleasure in the death of the wicked? says the LORD God. Certainly not! If they change their ways, they will live.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ How could it be my will that an impious man should die, says the Lord God, and not that he should be converted from his ways and live?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²³ Is it my will that a sinner should die, saith the Lord God, and not that he should be converted from his ways and live?

Ezekiel 18:23 Cross References

2 Samuel 14:14

We must all die; we are like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up. But God will not take away a life; he will devise plans so as not to keep an outcast banished forever from his presence.

Job 37:23

The Almighty—we cannot find him; he is great in power and justice, and abundant righteousness he will not violate.

Psalm 147:11

but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his steadfast love.

Jeremiah 31:20

Is Ephraim my dear son? Is he the child in whom I delight? As often as I speak against him, I still remember him. Therefore I am deeply moved for him; I will surely have mercy on him, says the Lord.

Lamentations 3:33

for he does not willingly afflict or grieve anyone.

Ezekiel 18:32

For I have no pleasure in the death of anyone, says the Lord God. Turn, then, and live.

Ezekiel 33:11

Say to them: As I live, says the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked but that the wicked turn from their ways and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel?

Hosea 11:8

How can I give you up, Ephraim? How can I hand you over, O Israel? How can I make you like Admah? How can I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart recoils within me; my compassion grows warm and tender.

Micah 7:18

Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of his possession? He does not retain his anger forever because he delights in showing steadfast love.

Luke 15:10

Just so, I tell you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

Luke 15:32

But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and has come to life; he was lost and has been found.’ ”

1 Timothy 2:4

who desires everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

James 2:13

For judgment will be without mercy to anyone who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some think of slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance.