Genesis 18:23
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 18:23 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 18:23 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 18:23 — KJV
“And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?”
— Genesis 18:23 (KJV)
Genesis 18:23 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 18:23
“But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?”
Shares key themes with Genesis 18:23: near, wilt, also
“Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 18:23: abraham, righteous, wicked
“Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?”
Shares key themes with Genesis 18:23: wilt, also, righteous
“All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 18:23: also, righteous, wicked
“There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just men, unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also is vanity.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 18:23: also, righteous, wicked
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