Genesis 18:23

Modern English Version

Then Abraham drew near and said, “Shall You also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

Cross References

Genesis 18:24

What if there are fifty righteous in the city? Shall You also destroy, and not spare the place, for the fifty righteous who are in it?

Genesis 18:25

Far be it from You to do such a thing as this, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be treated like the wicked; far be it from You. Should not the Judge of all the earth do right?”

Genesis 20:4

Abimelech had not gone near her, and he said, “Lord, will You slay a righteous nation?

2 Samuel 24:17

On seeing the angel who was striking down the people, David said to the Lord, “Behold, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly. These sheep, what have they done? Please, let your hand be against me and against the house of my father.”

Job 34:17

Should he who hates justice govern? And will you condemn Him who is most just?

Job 8:3

Does God pervert judgment? Or does the Almighty pervert justice?

Psalm 73:28

But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all Your works.

Exodus 23:7

Keep far away from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and the righteous, for I will not justify the wicked.

Jeremiah 30:21

Their leader shall be one of them, and their ruler shall proceed from their midst; and I will cause him to draw near and he will approach Me; for who is this that dares to approach Me? says the Lord.

Numbers 16:22

They fell on their faces and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, will one man sin and You will be angry with all the assembly?”

Hebrews 10:22

let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse them from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

James 5:16

Confess your faults to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man accomplishes much.

James 5:17

Elijah was a man subject to natural passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.