Jeremiah 31:29

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

No longer will anyone go around saying, “Sour grapes eaten by parents leave a sour taste in the mouths of their children.”

Cross References

Job 21:19

You say, “God will punish those sinners' children in place of those sinners.” But I say, “Let him punish those sinners themselves until they really feel it.

Jeremiah 31:30

When that day comes, only those who eat sour grapes will get the sour taste, and only those who sin will be put to death.

Lamentations 5:7

Our ancestors sinned, but they are dead, and we are left to pay for their sins.

Deuteronomy 24:16

Parents must not be put to death for crimes committed by their children, and children must not be put to death for crimes committed by their parents. Don't put anyone to death for someone else's crime.