2 "What’s this proverb you people are quoting about the country of Israel:
‘The fathers ate the unripe grapes, but their children got the sour taste’?18:2. In other words, "it’s not our fault this is happening to us; it’s due to our forefathers' sins, not ours." See also Jeremiah 31:29.
20 It’s the person who sins who will die. A son won’t pay for his father’s sins, and a father won’t pay for his son’s sins. The good consequences of living right will come to those who are good; the evil consequences of wickedness will come to those who are evil.
21 However, if someone who is wicked stops sinning and keeps my laws, doing what is fair and right, they will certainly live—they won’t die.