"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?"
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This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?
The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.
All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.
Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:
The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.
Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?
Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.
For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:
But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)
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.
So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.
Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.
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.
Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?
Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers:
Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Let 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?
Far 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?
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?
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?
Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked. May that be far from you. Shouldn't the Judge of all the earth do right?"
Far 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?'