Genesis 18:25 - The Scriptures 2009

²⁵ “Far be it from You to act in this way, to slay the righteous with the wrong, so that the righteous should be as the wrong. Far be it from You! Does the Judge of all the earth not do right?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁵ Far be it from You to do such a thing–to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as do the wicked! Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth execute judgment and do righteously?

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁵ That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from thee: shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

Common English Bible

²⁵ It’s not like you to do this, killing the innocent with the guilty as if there were no difference. It’s not like you! Will the judge of all the earth not act justly?”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁵ Far be it from you to do this thing, and to kill the just with the impious, and for the just to be treated like the impious. No, this is not like you. You judge all the earth; you would never make such a judgment."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁵ Far be it from thee to do this thing, and to slay the just with the wicked, and for the just to be in like case as the wicked. This is not beseeming thee, thou who judgest all the earth, wilt not make this judgment.

Genesis 18:25 Cross References

Genesis 18:24

“Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city, would You also destroy the place and not spare it for the fifty righteous that were in it?

1 Chronicles 16:33

Let the trees of the forest then sing before יהוה, For He shall come to judge the earth.

2 Chronicles 19:7

“And now, let the fear of יהוה be upon you. Guard and do it, for there is no unrighteousness with יהוה our Elohim, nor partiality, nor taking of bribes.”

Nehemiah 9:33

“And in all that has come upon us You are righteous, for You have done truth, but we have done wrong.

Job 34:10

Therefore, listen to me, you men of heart: far be it from Ěl to do wrong, and from the Almighty to commit unrighteousness.

Job 34:12

The truth is, Ěl does not do wrong, and the Almighty does not twist right-ruling.

Job 8:20

See, Ěl does not cast away the perfect, neither hold the hand of evil-doers.

Job 8:3

Does Ěl twist right-ruling? Or does the Almighty twist what is right?

Psalm 50:6

Then the heavens declared His righteousness, For Elohim Himself is Judge. Selah.

Psalm 58:11

And man says, “Truly, the righteous are rewarded; Truly, there is an Elohim judging in the earth.”

Psalm 7:12

If one does not repent! He sharpens His sword, He bends His bow and makes it ready,

Psalm 75:3

The earth and all its inhabitants are melted; It is I who set its columns firm. Selah.”

Psalm 94:2

Raise Yourself up, O Judge of the earth; Render punishment to the proud.

Psalm 98:9

For He shall come to judge the earth. He judges the world in righteousness, And the people in straightness.

Ecclesiastes 3:17

I said in my heart, “Elohim judges the righteous and the wrong, for there is a time for every matter and for every work.”

Ecclesiastes 7:15

I have seen it all in my days of futility: There is a righteous one perishing in his righteousness, and there is a wrong one living long in his evil.

Jeremiah 11:20

But, O יהוה of hosts, who judges righteously, who tries kidneys and heart, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for unto You I have revealed my cause.

Jeremiah 12:1

Righteous are You, O יהוה, when I plead with You. Indeed, let me speak with You about right-rulings. Why has the way of the wrong prospered? All the workers of treachery are at ease?

Ezekiel 18:25

“And you said, ‘The way of יהוה is not right.’ Hear now, O house of Yisra’ĕl, is My way not right? Is it not your ways that are not right?

Malachi 3:18

“Then you shall again see the difference between the righteous and the wrong, between one who serves Elohim and one who does not serve Him.

Numbers 16:22

But they fell on their faces, and said, “O Ěl, Elohim of the spirits of all flesh! When one man sins, are You wroth with all the congregation?”

2 Corinthians 5:10

For we all have to appear before the judgment seat of Messiah, in order for each one to receive according to what he has done in the body, whether good or evil.

Deuteronomy 1:16

“And I commanded your judges at that time, saying, ‘When hearing between your brothers, judge righteously between a man and his brother or the stranger who is with him.

Deuteronomy 1:17

Do not show partiality in right-ruling, hear the small as well as the great. Do not be afraid of anyone’s face, for the right-ruling belongs to Elohim. And the case which is too hard for you, bring it to me, and I shall hear it.’

Deuteronomy 32:4

“The Rock! His work is perfect, For all His ways are right-ruling, An Ěl of truth and without unrighteousness, Righteous and straight is He.

Hebrews 12:23

to the entire gathering and assembly of the first-born having been enrolled in heaven, and to Elohim the Judge of all, and to the spirits of righteous men made perfect,

Judges 11:27

So I have not sinned against you, but you are doing me evil by fighting against me. Let יהוה the Judge, judge today between the children of Yisra’ĕl and the children of Ammon.’ ”