Genesis 19:9

New Living Translation

“Stand back!” they shouted. “This fellow came to town as an outsider, and now he’s acting like our judge! We’ll treat you far worse than those other men!” And they lunged toward Lot to break down the door.

Cross References

Genesis 11:6

“Look!” he said. “The people are united, and they all speak the same language. After this, nothing they set out to do will be impossible for them!

Genesis 13:12

So Abram settled in the land of Canaan, and Lot moved his tents to a place near Sodom and settled among the cities of the plain.

Exodus 2:14

The man replied, “Who appointed you to be our prince and judge? Are you going to kill me as you killed that Egyptian yesterday?” Then Moses was afraid, thinking, “Everyone knows what I did.”

Proverbs 14:16

The wise are cautious and avoid danger; fools plunge ahead with reckless confidence.

Proverbs 17:12

It is safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than to confront a fool caught in foolishness.

Proverbs 27:3

A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier.

Ecclesiastes 10:13

Fools base their thoughts on foolish assumptions, so their conclusions will be wicked madness;

Ecclesiastes 9:3

It seems so wrong that everyone under the sun suffers the same fate. Already twisted by evil, people choose their own mad course, for they have no hope. There is nothing ahead but death anyway.

Isaiah 65:5

Yet they say to each other, ‘Don’t come too close or you will defile me! I am holier than you!’ These people are a stench in my nostrils, an acrid smell that never goes away.

Jeremiah 3:3

That’s why even the spring rains have failed. For you are a brazen prostitute and completely shameless.

Jeremiah 6:15

Are they ashamed of their disgusting actions? Not at all—they don’t even know how to blush! Therefore, they will lie among the slaughtered. They will be brought down when I punish them,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 8:12

Are they ashamed of these disgusting actions? Not at all—they don’t even know how to blush! Therefore, they will lie among the slaughtered. They will be brought down when I punish them, says the Lord.

Ezekiel 16:49

Sodom’s sins were pride, gluttony, and laziness, while the poor and needy suffered outside her door.

Matthew 7:6

“Don’t waste what is holy on people who are unholy. Don’t throw your pearls to pigs! They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you.

1 Samuel 17:44

“Come over here, and I’ll give your flesh to the birds and wild animals!” Goliath yelled.

1 Samuel 2:16

The man offering the sacrifice might reply, “Take as much as you want, but the fat must be burned first.” Then the servant would demand, “No, give it to me now, or I’ll take it by force.”

1 Samuel 25:17

You need to know this and figure out what to do, for there is going to be trouble for our master and his whole family. He’s so ill-tempered that no one can even talk to him!”