Genesis 18:25
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Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
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Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.
Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”
before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?
In my futile life I have seen both of these: A righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness.