Genesis 18:25

Let such a thing be far from you, to put the upright to death with the sinner: will not the judge of all the earth do right?

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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?

In Context

24If by chance there are fifty upright men in the town, will you give the place to destruction and not have mercy on it because of the fifty upright men?

26And the Lord said, If there are fifty upright men in the town, I will have mercy on it because of them.

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Cross References

Numbers 16:22Then falling down on their faces they said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, because of one man's sin will your wrath be moved against all the people?

1 Chronicles 16:33Then let all the trees of the wood be sounding with joy before the Lord, for he is come to be the judge of the earth.

Job 8:3Does God give wrong decisions? or is the Ruler of all not upright in his judging?

Job 9:22It is all the same to me; so I say, He puts an end to the sinner and to him who has done no wrong together.

Job 34:12Truly, God does not do evil, and the Ruler of all is not a false judge.

Psalms 7:12\7:11\God is the judge of the upright, and is angry with the evil-doers every day.

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 →

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