Genesis 18 · Verse 25

Genesis 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 right?
Genesis 18:25, King James Version

Genesis 18:25 in other translations

BSBFar 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?”
WEBMay it be far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that be far from you. Shouldn’t the Judge of all the earth do right?”
ASVThat be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from thee: shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
YLTFar be it from Thee to do according to this thing, to put to death the righteous with the wicked; that it hath been--as the righteous so the wicked--far be it from Thee; doth the Judge of all the earth not do justice?'
DARBYFar be it from thee to do so, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that the righteous should be as the wicked — far be it from thee! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?
BBELet such a thing be far from you, to put the upright to death with the sinner: will not the judge of all the earth do right?
WebsterThat 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?

What does Genesis 18:25 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? - God alone is the Judge of all men. Abraham, in thus addressing himself to the person in the text, considers him either as the Supreme Being or his representative.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 18:23-33

Here is the first solemn prayer upon record in the Bible; and it is a prayer for the sparing of Sodom. Abraham prayed earnestly that Sodom might be spared, if but a few righteous persons should be found in it. Come and learn from Abraham what compassion we should feel for sinners, and how earnestly we should pray for them. We see here that the effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. Abraham…

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Genesis 18:25 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

חָלִ֨לָהcha.Li.lahfar be itH2486
לְּךָ֜le.Khato <the> you
מֵעֲשֹׂ֣ת\׀me.'a.Sotfrom doingH6213
כַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.Varaccording to the mannerH1697
הַזֶּ֗הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088
לְהָמִ֤יתle.ha.Mitto put to deathH4191
צַדִּיק֙tza.Dik[the] righteousH6662
עִם\־'im-withH5973
רָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'[the] wickedH7563
וְהָיָ֥הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
כַצַּדִּ֖יקkha.tza.Dikas the righteous [person]H6662
כָּרָשָׁ֑עka.ra.Sha'as the wicked [person]H7563
חָלִ֣לָהcha.Li.lahfar be itH2486
לָּ֔ךְLakhto <the> you
הֲשֹׁפֵט֙ha.sho.Fet¿ [the] judge ofH8199
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzthe earthH776
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
יַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.Sehwill he doH6213
מִשְׁפָּֽט\׃mish.PatjusticeH4941

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Cross references for Genesis 18:25

  • Job 8:20

    Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:

  • Job 8:3

    Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?

  • Isaiah 3:10-11

    Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

  • Psalms 58:11

    So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.

  • Deuteronomy 32:4

    He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.

  • Romans 3:5-6

    But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man) God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?

  • Psalms 94:2

    Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.

  • Job 34:17-19

    Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just? Is it fit to say to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes, Ye are ungodly? How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.

  • John 5:22-27

    For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live. …

  • Malachi 3:18

    Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.

  • Psalms 98:9

    Before the Lord; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

  • 2 Corinthians 5:10

    For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

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be far.
Jer 12:1
that the.
Job 8:20; 9:22,23; Ec 7:15; 8:12,13; Isa 3:10,11; 57:1,2; Mal 3:18
Shall.
De 32:4; Job 8:3; 34:17-19; Ps 11:5-7; 58:11; 94:2; 98:9; Ro 3:6
Judge.
Joh 5:22-27; 2Co 5:10

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Context

  • Genesis 18:24

    Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

  • Genesis 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 right?

  • Genesis 18:26

    And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.

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Genesis 18:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Lejos de ti el hacer tal, que hagas morir al justo con el impío, y que sea el justo tratado como el impío; nunca tal hagas. El juez de toda la tierra, ¿no ha de hacer lo que es justo?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Loin de toi d’agir de cette manière, de faire mourir le juste avec le méchant, et qu’il en soit du juste comme du méchant! Loin de toi! Le juge de toute la terre ne fera-t-il pas ce qui est juste?
German
Elberfelder 1871		Fern sei es von dir, so etwas zu tun, den Gerechten mit dem Gesetzlosen zu töten, so daß der Gerechte sei wie der Gesetzlose; fern sei es von dir! Sollte der Richter der ganzen Erde nicht Recht üben?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Absit a te ut rem hanc facias, et occidas justum cum impio, fiatque justus sicut impius, non est hoc tuum: qui judicas omnem terram, nequaquam facies judicium hoc.