Alma 29:5
~87 BC
1830 Edition
yea, and I know that good and evil hath come before all men; or he that knoweth not good from evil, is blameless; but he that knoweth good and evil, to him it is given according to his desires; whether he desireth good or evil, life or death, joy or remorse of conscience.
Influences
1 John 4:6 (KJV)
We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
Romans 9:11 (KJV)
(For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)
1 Corinthians 3:22 (KJV)
Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are your's;
Changes
Simple English
Everyone can choose between good and evil. If someone does not know the difference between good and evil, they are innocent. But if someone knows good from evil, God gives them what they want. They can choose good or evil, life or death, happiness or guilt.
Paraphrase
Everyone faces the choice between good and evil. Those who can’t tell the difference aren’t held accountable. But those who can? They get what they want—good or evil, life or death, joy or crushing regret.