25That 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?
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Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. …
Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:
So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.
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.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 23-33)Communion with God is kept up by the word and by prayer. In the word God speaks to us; in prayer we speak to him. God had revealed to Abraham his purposes concerning Sodom; now from this Abraham takes occasion to speak to God on Sodom’s behalf. Note, God’s word then does us good when it furnishes us with matter for prayer and excites us to it. When God has spoken to us, we must consider what we ha…
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