Genesis 18:25

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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?

Be far

Jeremiah 12:1

That the

Malachi 3:18

Shall

Judge

John 5:22

2 Corinthians 5:10

General references

Psalm 9:8

Bible References

Be far

You are righteous, Yahweh, when I contend with you; yet I would reason the cause with you: why does the way of the wicked prosper? why are all they at ease who deal very treacherously?

That the

"Behold, God will not cast away a blameless man, neither will he uphold the evildoers.

"It is all the same. Therefore I say he destroys the blameless and the wicked.

All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in his evildoing.

Though a sinner commits crimes a hundred times, and lives long, yet surely I know that it will be better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him.

Tell the righteous "Good!" For they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

The righteous perishes, and no man lays it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil [to come].

Then you shall return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him who serves God and him who doesn't serve him.

Shall

The Rock, his work is perfect, for all his ways are justice: a God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and right is he.

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

Shall even one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty? --

Yahweh examines the righteous, but the wicked and him who loves violence his soul hates.

so that men shall say, "Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth." For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A poem by David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.

Rise up, you judge of the earth. Pay back the proud what they deserve.

Let them sing before Yahweh, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.

May it never be! For then how will God judge the world?

Judge

For the Father judges no one, but he has given all judgment to the Son,

For we must all be revealed before the judgment seat of Christ; that each one may receive the things in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

General references

He will judge the world in righteousness. He will administer judgment to the peoples in uprightness.