בֶּן לֹא יִשָּׂא בַּעֲוֹן הָאָב וְאָב לֹא יִשָּׂא בַּעֲוֹן הַבֵּן

ביטוי (אנגלית)

The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, nor the father bear the iniquity of the son

הגדרה (אנגלית)

Each person is punished only according to their own deeds and not because of the sins of another, even if that other is close to them. This idea corresponds to the phrase in Jeremiah 31:29: “The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge.”

(“The soul that sins, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, nor the father bear the iniquity of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him.” — Ezekiel 18:20)