The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father - (Deuteronomy 24:16, "The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers." So Amaziah dealt with the murderers of his father, Joash king of Judah; 2 Kings 14:6).
The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him - i:e., the reward for righteousness and the punishment of wickedness shall be upon the righteous and the wicked respectively. "Righteousness" is not used as if any were absolutely righteous, but of such as have it imputed to them for Christ's sake; though not, under the Old Testament, themselves understanding the ground on which they were regarded as righteous, but sincerely seeking after it in the way of God's appointment, so far as they then understood this way.