Job 21:19

Easy To Read Version

But you say,\par ‘God punishes a child\par for his father’s sins.’\par No! Let God punish the evil person himself.\par Then that evil person will know\par he is being punished for his own sins!\par

Cross References

Genesis 4:7

If you do good things, you will be right with me. Then I will accept you. But if you do wrong things, then that sin is in your life. Your sin will want to control you, but you must control that sin.” [27]

2 Samuel 3:39

And it was on the very same day that I was anointed [20] to be the king. These sons of Zeruiah have caused me a lot of trouble. I hope the Lord gives these men the punishment they deserve.”

Job 22:24

Think of your gold as nothing but dirt,\par Think of your best gold {\cf2\super [37]} \par as pebbles from a stream.\par

Psalm 54:5

My God will punish the people who\par turned against me.\par God will be true to me,\par and he will destroy those people.\par

Exodus 20:5

Don’t worship or serve idols of any kind. Why? Because I, the Lord, am your God. I hate my people worshiping other gods. [125] People who sin against me become my enemies. And I will punish those people. And I will punish their children, their grandchildren, and even their great-grandchildren.

Isaiah 14:21

Prepare to kill his children.\par Kill them because their father is guilty.\par His children will never again\par take control of the land.\par They will never again\par fill the world with their cities.\par

Jeremiah 31:29

“People won’t use this saying anymore:

Ezekiel 18:14

“Now, that evil son might also have a son. But this son might see the bad things his father did, and he might refuse to live like his father. That good son treats people fairly.

Ezekiel 18:2

“You people keep repeating this proverb. Why? You say:

Numbers 14:18

You said, ‘The Lord is slow to become angry. The Lord is full of great love. The Lord forgives [184] people who are guilty and break the law. But the Lord always punishes people who are guilty. The Lord punishes those people, and he also punishes their children, their grandchildren, and even their great-grandchildren for those bad things!’ [185]

Matthew 16:27

The Son of Man {\cf2\super [235]} will come again with his Father’s glory and with his angels. At that time, the Son of Man will reward each person for the things he has done.

Romans 2:5

But you people are hard and stubborn. You refuse to change. So you are making your own punishment greater and greater. You will get that punishment on the day when God will show his anger. On that day people will see God’s right judgments.

Deuteronomy 32:34

“{The Lord says,} ‘I am saving that punishment. I have it locked up in my storehouse!

Deuteronomy 32:41

I swear (promise), I will sharpen my flashing sword. I will use it to punish my enemies. I will give them the punishment they deserve.

2 Timothy 4:14

But you should continue following the teachings you learned. You know that those teachings are true. You know you can trust the people who taught you those things.

Revelation 18:6

Give that city the same as she gave to others.\par Pay her back twice as much as she did.\par Prepare wine for her that is twice as strong as the wine she prepared for others.\par