Genesis 18:25
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25 Far be it from you to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?”(A)
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Job 8:20
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20 “See, God will not reject the blameless,
nor take the hand of evildoers.(A)
Job 8:3
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Footnotes
- 8.3 Traditional rendering of Heb Shaddai
Isaiah 3:10-11
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10 Tell the innocent how fortunate they are,
for they shall eat the fruit of their labors.(A)
11 Woe to the guilty! How unfortunate they are,
for what their hands have done shall be done to them.(B)
Psalm 58:11
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11 People will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
surely there is a God who judges[a] on earth.”(A)
Footnotes
- 58.11 Or there are gods who judge
Deuteronomy 32:4
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4 The Rock, his work is perfect,
and all his ways are just.
A faithful God, without deceit,
just and upright is he;(A)
Romans 3:5-6
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5 But if our injustice serves to confirm the justice of God, what should we say? That God is unjust to inflict wrath on us? (I speak in a human way.)(A) 6 By no means! For then how could God judge the world?
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Psalm 94:2
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2 Rise up, O judge of the earth;
give to the proud what they deserve!(A)
Isaiah 57:1-2
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Israel’s Futile Idolatry
57 The righteous perish,
and no one considers why;
the devout are taken away,
while no one understands
that it is due to evil that the righteous are taken away.(A)
2 Those who walk uprightly enter into peace
and rest on their couches.(B)
Psalm 98:9
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9 at the presence of the Lord, for he is coming
to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness
and the peoples with equity.(A)
2 Corinthians 5:10
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10 For all of us must appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each may receive due recompense for actions done in the body, whether good or evil.(A)
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John 5:22-27
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22 The Father judges no one but has given all judgment to the Son,(A) 23 so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Anyone who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent him.(B) 24 Very truly, I tell you, anyone who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and does not come under judgment but has passed from death to life.(C)
25 “Very truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and is now here when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.(D) 26 For just as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life in himself, 27 and he has given him authority to execute judgment because he is the Son of Man.(E)
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Malachi 3:18
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18 Then once more you shall see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.(A)
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Jeremiah 12:1
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Jeremiah Complains to God
12 You will be in the right, O Lord,
when I lay charges against you,
but let me put my case to you.
Why does the way of the guilty prosper?
Why do all who are treacherous thrive?(A)
Ecclesiastes 8:12-13
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12 Though sinners do evil a hundred times and prolong their lives, yet I know that it will be well with those who fear God, because they stand in fear before him,(A) 13 but it will not be well with the wicked, neither will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God.(B)
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Ecclesiastes 7:15
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The Riddles of Life
15 In my vain life I have seen everything; there are righteous people who perish in their righteousness, and there are wicked people who prolong their life in their evildoing.(A)
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Psalm 11:5-7
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5 The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked,
and his soul hates the lover of violence.(A)
6 On the wicked he will rain coals of fire and sulfur;
a scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.(B)
7 For the Lord is righteous;
he loves righteous deeds;
the upright shall behold his face.(C)
Job 34:17-19
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17 Shall one who hates justice govern?
Will you condemn one who is righteous and mighty,(A)
18 who says to a king, ‘You scoundrel!’
and to princes, ‘You wicked men!’;(B)
19 who shows no partiality to nobles,
nor regards the rich more than the poor,
for they are all the work of his hands?(C)
Job 9:22-23
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22 It is all one; therefore I say,
‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’(A)
23 When disaster brings sudden death,
he mocks at the calamity[a] of the innocent.(B)
Footnotes
- 9.23 Meaning of Heb uncertain
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