Genesis 18:23

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Then Abraham approached Him and said, 'Will You sweep away the righteous with the wicked?'

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  • Num 16:22 : 22 But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and cried out, "O God, the God who gives breath to all living things, will you be angry with the entire assembly when only one man sins?"
  • 2 Sam 24:17 : 17 When David saw the angel striking the people, he said to the Lord, "I alone have sinned; I, the shepherd, have acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Let Your hand fall upon me and my family."
  • Gen 20:4 : 4 Now Abimelech had not approached her, so he said, 'Lord, will you destroy a nation even if it is innocent?'
  • Ps 11:4-7 : 4 The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD is on his heavenly throne. He observes everyone on earth; his eyes examine them. 5 The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked—those who love violence—he hates with a passion. 6 On the wicked he will rain fiery coals and burning sulfur; a scorching wind will be their lot. 7 For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice; the upright will see his face.
  • Ps 73:28 : 28 But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Lord God my refuge, that I may tell of all Your works.
  • Jer 30:21 : 21 Their leader will be one of their own, and their ruler will arise from among them. I will bring him near, and he will approach Me—for who would dare to risk his life to approach Me? declares the LORD.
  • Rom 3:5-6 : 5 But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust for bringing His wrath on us? (I am speaking in human terms.) 6 Certainly not! If that were so, how could God judge the world?
  • Heb 10:22 : 22 let us draw near with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
  • Jas 5:17 : 17 Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.
  • Job 8:3 : 3 Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty distort what is right?
  • Job 34:17 : 17 Can one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the righteous and mighty one?
  • Gen 18:25 : 25 'Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 18:24-33
    10 verses
    89%

    24'Suppose there are fifty righteous people within the city. Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous who are there?'

    25'Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?'

    26The LORD replied, 'If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the entire place for their sake.'

    27Then Abraham answered, 'I have ventured to speak to the Lord, though I am but dust and ashes.

    28'Suppose the fifty righteous people lack five. Will You destroy the entire city for lack of five?' He replied, 'If I find forty-five there, I will not destroy it.'

    29Once again Abraham spoke to Him, 'What if forty are found there?' He answered, 'For the sake of forty, I will not do it.'

    30Then Abraham said, 'May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak. What if thirty are found there?' He replied, 'I will not do it if I find thirty there.'

    31Abraham said, 'Now that I have ventured to speak to the Lord, suppose twenty are found there.' He answered, 'For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it.'

    32Finally, he said, 'May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if ten are found there?' He answered, 'For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it.'

    33When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, He departed, and Abraham returned to his place.

  • Gen 18:20-22
    3 verses
    85%

    20Then the LORD said, 'The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and their sin is very grave.

    21'I will go down now and see if what they have done matches the outcry that has come to Me. If not, I will know.'

    22The men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham still stood before the LORD.

  • Gen 18:16-18
    3 verses
    77%

    16When the men got up to leave, they looked down toward Sodom, and Abraham walked with them to see them off.

    17Then the LORD said, 'Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?'

    18Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all nations of the earth will be blessed.

  • Gen 19:27-29
    3 verses
    74%

    27Early the next morning, Abraham got up and returned to the place where he had stood before the LORD.

    28He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and the entire plain, and he saw that smoke was rising from the land like smoke from a furnace.

    29So it came to pass when God destroyed the cities of the plain, he remembered Abraham and brought Lot out from the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities where Lot had lived.

  • Gen 19:21
    73%

    21He said to him, "Very well, I will grant this request too; I will not overthrow the town you speak of.

  • Gen 20:4
    73%

    4Now Abimelech had not approached her, so he said, 'Lord, will you destroy a nation even if it is innocent?'

  • Gen 19:7
    73%

    7He said, "No, my brothers. Please, don’t do this wicked thing.

  • Gen 19:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, "Flee for your lives! Don’t look back, and don’t stop anywhere in the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!"

    18But Lot said to them, "No, my lords, please!"

  • Gen 13:12-13
    2 verses
    72%

    12Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near Sodom.

    13Now the men of Sodom were wicked and great sinners against the LORD.

  • Gen 18:3
    71%

    3He said, 'My Lord, if I have found favor in Your sight, please do not pass by Your servant.'

  • Gen 20:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10And Abimelech asked Abraham, 'What was your reason for doing this?'

    11Abraham replied, 'I thought, Surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.'

  • Gen 17:18
    70%

    18And Abraham said to God, "If only Ishmael might live under Your blessing!"

  • Gen 19:12-13
    2 verses
    70%

    12The men said to Lot, "Do you have anyone else here—sons-in-law, sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here,

    13because we are about to destroy this place. The outcry to the LORD against its people is so great that he has sent us to destroy it."

  • Gen 22:1
    70%

    1After these events, God tested Abraham and said to him, 'Abraham!' And he replied, 'Here I am.'

  • 2 Pet 2:7
    70%

    7and if He rescued righteous Lot, who was distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless,

  • Gen 17:3
    70%

    3Abram fell facedown, and God spoke with him, saying,

  • Gen 19:9
    69%

    9They replied, "Get out of the way! This man came here as a foreigner, and now he wants to act as a judge! We’ll treat you worse than them." They pressed hard against Lot and moved forward to break down the door.

  • Gen 23:5
    69%

    5The Hittites replied to Abraham,

  • Gen 13:9
    69%

    9Is not the whole land before you? Please separate from me. If you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left."

  • Gen 14:21
    69%

    21The king of Sodom said to Abram, 'Give me the people, but keep the goods for yourself.'

  • Gen 21:24
    69%

    24Abraham said, 'I swear it.'

  • Gen 19:25
    69%

    25Thus he overthrew those cities and the entire plain, destroying all those living in the cities—and also the vegetation in the land.

  • Gen 19:1
    69%

    1The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting at the city gate. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground.