Genesis 18:25
That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay a righteous man with a wicked man, that so the righteous man should be as the wicked man. Far be it from thee. Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
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Numbers 16:22And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and will thou be angry with all the congregation?
1 Chronicles 16:33Then shall the trees of the wood sing for joy before LORD, for he comes to judge the earth.
Job 8:3Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness?
Job 9:22It is all one thing. Therefore I say, He destroys the perfect and the wicked.
Job 34:12Yea, certainly God will not do wrong. Neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
Psalms 7:12If a man does not repent, he will whet his sword. He has bent his bow, and made it ready.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 18:24-33
Abraham's Intercession for Sodom. ( b. c. 1898.) 23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? 24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? 25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? 26 And the Lord said, If I… Read the whole commentary →