Genesis 18:23
And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
KJV
Et appropinquans ait : Numquid perdes justum cum impio ?
Vulgate
καὶ ἐγγίσας Ἀβραὰμ εἶπεν Μὴ συναπολέσῃς δίκαιον μετὰ ἀσεβοῦς, καὶ ἔσται ὁ δίκαιος ὡς ὁ ἀσεβής.
LXX
And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou consume the righteous with the wicked?
ASV
וַ/יִּגַּ֥שׁ אַבְרָהָ֖ם וַ/יֹּאמַ֑ר הַ/אַ֣ף תִּסְפֶּ֔ה צַדִּ֖יק עִם רָשָֽׁע
Hebrew
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Abraham
In the original Hebrew
8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אַבְרָהָ֖ם
'brhm
proper_noun · 174×
אַף
'p
adverb · 133×
ה
h
verb · 124×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
סְפ֥וֹת
spvt
verb · 20×
עִם
'm
preposition · 1043×
צַדִּ֑יק
tsdyq
adjective · 199×
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
rsh'ym
adjective · 257×
Themes
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 17:20 — And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?
- 1Tim 2:1 — I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
- 2Sam 24:17 — And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be
- Acts 27:24 — Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
- Ezek 22:30 — And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.
- Gen 18:25 — 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 rig
- Gen 19:29 — And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.
- Gen 20:4 — But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, LORD, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
- Gen 20:4 — But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, LORD, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?
- Heb 10:22 — Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
- Isa 59:16 — And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.
- Jas 4:8 — Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
- Jas 5:16 — Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
- Jer 5:1 — Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth;
- Jer 30:21 — And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his hea
- Job 8:3 — Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
- Job 34:17 — Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?
- John 9:31 — Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
- Num 16:22 — And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?
- Num 16:22 — And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?
- Ps 11:4 — The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
- Ps 73:28 — But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.
- Rom 3:5 — But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)