Judges 11:27
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27 Therefore, I have not sinned against you. Rather, you have wronged me by attacking me. Let the Lord, who is judge, decide today which of us is right—Israel or Ammon.”
1 Samuel 24:15
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15 May the Lord therefore judge which of us is right and punish the guilty one. He is my advocate, and he will rescue me from your power!”
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1 Samuel 24:12
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12 “May the Lord judge between us. Perhaps the Lord will punish you for what you are trying to do to me, but I will never harm you.
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Genesis 18:25
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25 Surely you wouldn’t do such a thing, destroying the righteous along with the wicked. Why, you would be treating the righteous and the wicked exactly the same! Surely you wouldn’t do that! Should not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
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Genesis 16:5
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5 Then Sarai said to Abram, “This is all your fault! I put my servant into your arms, but now that she’s pregnant she treats me with contempt. The Lord will show who’s wrong—you or me!”
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Genesis 31:53
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53 I call on the God of our ancestors—the God of your grandfather Abraham and the God of my grandfather Nahor—to serve as a judge between us.”
So Jacob took an oath before the fearsome God of his father, Isaac,[a] to respect the boundary line.
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- 31:53 Or the Fear of his father, Isaac.
Romans 14:10-12
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10 So why do you condemn another believer[a]? Why do you look down on another believer? Remember, we will all stand before the judgment seat of God. 11 For the Scriptures say,
“‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord,
‘every knee will bend to me,
and every tongue will declare allegiance to God.[b]’”
12 Yes, each of us will give a personal account to God.
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2 Timothy 4:8
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8 And now the prize awaits me—the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on the day of his return. And the prize is not just for me but for all who eagerly look forward to his appearing.
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2 Corinthians 5:10
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10 For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body.
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John 5:22-23
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22 In addition, the Father judges no one. Instead, he has given the Son absolute authority to judge, 23 so that everyone will honor the Son, just as they honor the Father. Anyone who does not honor the Son is certainly not honoring the Father who sent him.
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Ecclesiastes 11:9
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9 Young people,[a] it’s wonderful to be young! Enjoy every minute of it. Do everything you want to do; take it all in. But remember that you must give an account to God for everything you do.
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- 11:9 Hebrew Young man.
Psalm 98:9
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9 before the Lord,
for he is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with justice,
and the nations with fairness.
Psalm 94:2
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2 Arise, O Judge of the earth.
Give the proud what they deserve.
Psalm 82:8
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8 Rise up, O God, and judge the earth,
for all the nations belong to you.
Psalm 75:7
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7 It is God alone who judges;
he decides who will rise and who will fall.
Psalm 50:6
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6 Then let the heavens proclaim his justice,
for God himself will be the judge. Interlude
Psalm 7:11
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11 God is an honest judge.
He is angry with the wicked every day.
Psalm 7:8-9
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8 The Lord judges the nations.
Declare me righteous, O Lord,
for I am innocent, O Most High!
9 End the evil of those who are wicked,
and defend the righteous.
For you look deep within the mind and heart,
O righteous God.
Job 23:7
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7 Honest people can reason with him,
so I would be forever acquitted by my judge.
Job 9:15
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15 Even if I were right, I would have no defense.
I could only plead for mercy.
1 Samuel 2:10
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10 Those who fight against the Lord will be shattered.
He thunders against them from heaven;
the Lord judges throughout the earth.
He gives power to his king;
he increases the strength[a] of his anointed one.”
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- 2:10 Hebrew he exalts the horn.
Hebrews 12:23
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23 You have come to the assembly of God’s firstborn children, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God himself, who is the judge over all things. You have come to the spirits of the righteous ones in heaven who have now been made perfect.
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2 Corinthians 11:11
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11 Why? Because I don’t love you? God knows that I do.
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Ecclesiastes 12:14
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14 God will judge us for everything we do, including every secret thing, whether good or bad.
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