Ezekiel 18:23

King James 3 - The Literal Traslation

Delighting, do I delight in the death of the wicked one? a statement of the Lord Jehovah. Is it not that he should turn from his ways and live?

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:14

For dying we die and are as water which is spilled on the ground, which cannot be gathered up. And God does not take a life, but has devised plans so that the outcast is not cast out from Him.

Job 37:23

We cannot find Him, the Almighty; He is exalted in power; and He does not violate justice and abundant righteousness.

Psalm 147:11

Jehovah takes pleasure in those who fear Him, those who hope in His mercy.

Jeremiah 31:20

Is Ephraim My dear son? Or is he a delightful child? For as often as I spoke against him, remembering I remember him still. So My bowels are stirred for him; pitying I will have pity on him, a statement of Jehovah.

Lamentations 3:33

For He does not afflict from His heart, and grieves the sons of man,

Ezekiel 18:32

For I do not have delight in the death of him who dies, a statement of the Lord Jehovah: even turn and live.

Ezekiel 33:11

Say to them, As I live, a statement of the Lord Jehovah, I do not have delight in the death of the wicked one, except in the evil one turning from his way, and so to live. Turn back! Turn back from your evil ways! For why will you die, O house of Israel?

Hosea 11:8

How shall I give you up, Ephraim? Shall I deliver you, Israel? How shall I make you like Admah? Shall I set you as Zeboim? My heart has turned within Me; My compassions are kindled together.

Micah 7:18

Who is a God like You, lifting off iniquity and passing by the transgression of the remnant of His possession? He does not make strong His anger forever, for He delights in mercy.

Luke 15:10

I say to you, So there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner repenting.

Luke 15:32

But to be merry and it was right to rejoice, for this brother of yours was dead, and lived again; and being lost, also he was found.

1 Timothy 2:4

who desires all men to be saved and to come to a full knowledge of truth.

James 2:13

For judgment will be without mercy to the one not doing mercy. And mercy rejoices over judgment.

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord of the promise is not slow, as some deem slowness, but is long-suffering toward us, not purposing any to perish, but all to turn one’s self to repentance.