Deuteronomy 24:16
16 Parents shall not be put to death for their children, nor children for their parents. Each person shall be put to death for his own sin.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Deuteronomy 24:16
Commentary on Deuteronomy 24:14-22
(Read Deuteronomy 24:14-22)
It is not hard to prove that purity, piety, justice, mercy, fair conduct, kindness to the poor and destitute, consideration for them, and generosity of spirit, are pleasing to God, and becoming in his redeemed people. The difficulty is to attend to them in our daily walk and conversation.