Genesis 18:23
Abraham approached and said,“Will you really sweep away the godly along with the wicked?
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- Num 16:22 : 22 Then they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground and said,“O God, the God of the spirits of all people, will you be angry with the whole community when only one man sins?”
- 2 Sam 24:17 : 17 When he saw the angel who was destroying the people, David said to the LORD,“Look, it is I who have sinned and done this evil thing! As for these sheep– what have they done? Attack me and my family.”
- Gen 20:4 : 4 Now Abimelech had not gone near her. He said,“Lord, would you really slaughter an innocent nation?
- Ps 11:4-7 : 4 The LORD is in his holy temple; the LORD’s throne is in heaven. His eyes watch; his eyes examine all people. 5 The LORD approves of the godly, but he hates the wicked and those who love to do violence. 6 May he rain down burning coals and brimstone on the wicked! A whirlwind is what they deserve! 7 Certainly the LORD is just; he rewards godly deeds; the upright will experience his favor.
- Ps 73:28 : 28 But as for me, God’s presence is all I need. I have made the Sovereign LORD my shelter, as I declare all the things you have done.
- Jer 30:21 : 21 One of their own people will be their leader. Their ruler will come from their own number. I will invite him to approach me, and he will do so. For no one would dare approach me on his own. I, the LORD, affirm it!
- Rom 3:5-6 : 5 But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? The God who inflicts wrath is not unrighteous, is he?(I am speaking in human terms.) 6 Absolutely not! For otherwise how could God judge the world?
- Heb 10:22 : 22 let us draw near with a sincere heart in the assurance that faith brings, because we have had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.
- Jas 5:17 : 17 Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain and there was no rain on the land for three years and six months!
- Job 8:3 : 3 Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert what is right?
- Job 34:17 : 17 Do you really think that one who hates justice can govern? And will you declare guilty the supremely Righteous One,
- Gen 18:25 : 25 Far be it from you to do such a thing– to kill the godly with the wicked, treating the godly and the wicked alike! Far be it from you! Will not the judge of the whole earth do what is right?”
Similar Verses (AI)
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- Gen 18:24-3310 verses89%
24What if there are fifty godly people in the city? Will you really wipe it out and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty godly people who are in it?
25Far be it from you to do such a thing– to kill the godly with the wicked, treating the godly and the wicked alike! Far be it from you! Will not the judge of the whole earth do what is right?”
26So the LORD replied,“If I find in the city of Sodom fifty godly people, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”
27Then Abraham asked,“Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord(although I am but dust and ashes),
28what if there are five less than the fifty godly people? Will you destroy the whole city because five are lacking?” He replied,“I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.”
29Abraham spoke to him again,“What if forty are found there?” He replied,“I will not do it for the sake of the forty.”
30Then Abraham said,“May the Lord not be angry so that I may speak! What if thirty are found there?” He replied,“I will not do it if I find thirty there.”
31Abraham said,“Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty are found there?” He replied,“I will not destroy it for the sake of the twenty.”
32Finally Abraham said,“May the Lord not be angry so that I may speak just once more. What if ten are found there?” He replied,“I will not destroy it for the sake of the ten.”
33The LORD went on his way when he had finished speaking to Abraham. Then Abraham returned home.
- Gen 18:20-223 verses85%
20So the LORD said,“The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so blatant
21that I must go down and see if they are as wicked as the outcry suggests. If not, I want to know.”
22The two men turned and headed toward Sodom, but Abraham was still standing before the LORD.
- Gen 18:16-183 verses77%
16Abraham Pleads for Sodom When the men got up to leave, they looked out over Sodom.(Now Abraham was walking with them to see them on their way.)
17Then the LORD said,“Should I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?
18After all, Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations on the earth may receive blessing through him.
- Gen 19:27-293 verses74%
27Abraham got up early in the morning and went to the place where he had stood before the LORD.
28He looked out toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of that region. As he did so, he saw the smoke rising up from the land like smoke from a furnace.
29So when God destroyed the cities of the region, God honored Abraham’s request. He removed Lot from the midst of the destruction when he destroyed the cities Lot had lived in.
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21“Very well,” he replied,“I will grant this request too and will not overthrow the town you mentioned.
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4Now Abimelech had not gone near her. He said,“Lord, would you really slaughter an innocent nation?
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7He said,“No, my brothers! Don’t act so wickedly!
- Gen 19:17-182 verses72%
17When they had brought them outside, they said,“Run for your lives! Don’t look behind you or stop anywhere in the valley! Escape to the mountains or you will be destroyed!”
18But Lot said to them,“No, please, Lord!
- Gen 13:12-132 verses72%
12Abram settled in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled among the cities of the Jordan plain and pitched his tents next to Sodom.
13(Now the people of Sodom were extremely wicked rebels against the LORD.)
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3He said,“My lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by and leave your servant.
- Gen 20:10-112 verses71%
10Then Abimelech asked Abraham,“What prompted you to do this thing?”
11Abraham replied,“Because I thought,‘Surely no one fears God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.’
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18Abraham said to God,“O that Ishmael might live before you!”
- Gen 19:12-132 verses70%
12Then the two visitors said to Lot,“Who else do you have here? Do you have any sons-in-law, sons, daughters, or other relatives in the city? Get them out of this place
13because we are about to destroy it. The outcry against this place is so great before the LORD that he has sent us to destroy it.”
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1The Sacrifice of Isaac Some time after these things God tested Abraham. He said to him,“Abraham!”“Here I am!” Abraham replied.
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7and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man in anguish over the debauched lifestyle of lawless men,
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3Abram bowed down with his face to the ground, and God said to him,
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9“Out of our way!” they cried, and“This man came to live here as a foreigner, and now he dares to judge us! We’ll do more harm to you than to them!” They kept pressing in on Lot until they were close enough to break down the door.
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5The sons of Heth answered Abraham,
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9Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself now from me. If you go to the left, then I’ll go to the right, but if you go to the right, then I’ll go to the left.”
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21Then the king of Sodom said to Abram,“Give me the people and take the possessions for yourself.”
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24Abraham said,“I swear to do this.”
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25So he overthrew those cities and all that region, including all the inhabitants of the cities and the vegetation that grew from the ground.
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1The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah The two angels came to Sodom in the evening while Lot was sitting in the city’s gateway. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face toward the ground.