Genesis 18:25

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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?”

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  • Deut 32:4 : 4 As for the Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are just. He is a reliable God who is never unjust, he is fair and upright.
  • Job 8:3 : 3 Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert what is right?
  • Job 8:20 : 20 “Surely, God does not reject a blameless man, nor does he grasp the hand of the evildoers.
  • Isa 3:10-11 : 10 Tell the innocent it will go well with them, for they will be rewarded for what they have done. 11 Woe to the wicked sinners! For they will get exactly what they deserve.
  • Ps 58:11 : 11 Then observers will say,“Yes indeed, the godly are rewarded! Yes indeed, there is a God who judges in the earth!”
  • Ps 94:2 : 2 Rise up, O judge of the earth! Pay back the proud!
  • Ps 98:9 : 9 before the LORD! For he comes to judge the earth! He judges the world fairly, and the nations in a just manner.
  • Eccl 7:15 : 15 Exceptions to the Law of Retribution During the days of my fleeting life I have seen both of these things: Sometimes a righteous person dies prematurely in spite of his righteousness, and sometimes a wicked person lives long in spite of his evil deeds.
  • Eccl 8:12-13 : 12 Even though a sinner might commit a hundred crimes and still live a long time, yet I know that it will go well with God-fearing people– for they stand in fear before him. 13 But it will not go well with the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God.
  • Job 9:22-23 : 22 Accusation of God’s Justice“It is all one! That is why I say,‘He destroys the blameless and the guilty.’ 23 If a scourge brings sudden death, he mocks at the despair of the innocent.
  • Job 34:17-19 : 17 Do you really think that one who hates justice can govern? And will you declare guilty the supremely Righteous One, 18 who says to a king,‘Worthless man’ and to nobles,‘Wicked men,’ 19 who shows no partiality to princes, and does not take note of the rich more than the poor, because all of them are the work of his hands?
  • Ps 11:5-7 : 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.
  • Isa 57:1-2 : 1 The godly perish, but no one cares. Honest people disappear, when no one minds that the godly disappear because of evil. 2 Those who live uprightly enter a place of peace; they rest on their beds.
  • Jer 12:1 : 1 LORD, you have always been fair whenever I have complained to you. However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. Why are wicked people successful? Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives?
  • Mal 3:18 : 18 Then once more you will see that I make a distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between the one who serves God and the one who does not.
  • John 5:22-27 : 22 Furthermore, the Father does not judge anyone, but has assigned all judgment to the Son, 23 so that all people will honor the Son just as they honor the Father. The one who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him. 24 “I tell you the solemn truth, the one who hears my message and believes the one who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned, but has crossed over from death to life. 25 I tell you the solemn truth, a time is coming– and is now here– when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live. 26 For just as the Father has life in himself, thus he has granted the Son to have life in himself, 27 and he has granted the Son authority to execute judgment, because he is the Son of Man.
  • 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?
  • 2 Cor 5:10 : 10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be paid back according to what he has done while in the body, whether good or evil.

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    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.

    23Abraham approached and said,“Will you really sweep away the godly along with the wicked?

    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?

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    26So the LORD replied,“If I find in the city of Sodom fifty godly people, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”

  • Gen 18:28-32
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    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.”

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

  • Exod 23:7
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    7Keep your distance from a false charge– do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.

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    17Do you really think that one who hates justice can govern? And will you declare guilty the supremely Righteous One,

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    12Indeed, in truth, God does not act wickedly, and the Almighty does not pervert justice.

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    5“Suppose a man is righteous. He practices what is just and right,

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    8Would you indeed annul my justice? Would you declare me guilty so that you might be right?

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    3Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert what is right?

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    10God is Not Unjust“Therefore, listen to me, you men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wickedness, from the Almighty to do evil.

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  • Jer 12:1
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  • Job 34:23
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    23For he does not still consider a person, that he should come before God in judgment.

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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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    6Absolutely not! For otherwise how could God judge the world?

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    5It is terrible to show partiality to the wicked, by depriving a righteous man of justice.

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    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!

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    1If controversy arises between people, they should go to court for judgment. When the judges hear the case, they shall exonerate the innocent but condemn the guilty.

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    23The whole land will be covered with brimstone, salt, and burning debris; it will not be planted nor will it sprout or produce grass. It will resemble the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD destroyed in his intense anger.

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    26It is terrible to punish a righteous person, and to flog honorable men is wrong.

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    15The one who acquits the guilty and the one who condemns the innocent– both of them are an abomination to the LORD.

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    2“Do you think this to be just: when you say,‘My right before God.’

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    4For this reason the law lacks power, and justice is never carried out. Indeed, the wicked intimidate the innocent. For this reason justice is perverted.

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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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    7Call to mind now: Who, being innocent, ever perished? And where were upright people ever destroyed?

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    3And do you think, whoever you are, when you judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself, that you will escape God’s judgment?

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    24The one who says to the guilty,“You are innocent,” peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him.

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    32Listen from heaven and make a just decision about your servants’ claims. Condemn the guilty party, declare the other innocent, and give both of them what they deserve.