"Far be it from you to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?"
— Genesis 18:25 (NIV)
People who search bible verses about the judge of all the earth want Scripture on Genesis 18:25's shophet kol-ha'arets — Abraham's appeal that the Judge of all the earth will do right — not only the judge of the living and the dead Christ-title alone, and not righteous judge alone. This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about judge of the living and the dead, Bible verses about righteous judge, Bible verses about Jesus, Bible verses about Christ, Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about faith, Bible verses about God's love, Bible verses about worship, and Bible verse of the day. Judge of all the earth here means Genesis 18:25's Name for God as the worldwide Judge who must do right — distinct from living-and-dead judgment titles and 2 Timothy righteous-Judge crown language alone.
Word study (lead theme). In Hebrew, שָׁפַט / שֹׁפֵט shaphat / shophet (Strong's H8199; Bible Hub H8199) means to judge / decide / govern, and אֶרֶץ erets (Strong's H776; Bible Hub H776) means earth / land. Genesis 18:25 names God the Judge of all the earth — shophet kol-ha'arets — and asks whether that Judge will do right. This list tracks that all-the-earth Judge Name and related "God is judge / the LORD judges / he will judge the world" language centered on God's worldwide right judgment, not every living-and-dead or crown-of-righteousness verse alone.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 18 presses that Abraham pleads from God's own character — the Judge of all the earth must do right, and will not sweep away the righteous with the wicked (Bible Hub MHC Genesis 18; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Genesis 18). (Judge of the living and the dead and righteous judge live on those pages; this list centers Genesis 18:25's Judge-of-all-the-earth Name.)
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12 Bible verses about the judge of all the earth
Genesis 18:25. "Far be it from you to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?" The Judge of all the earth — the title itself. See Bible verses about worship.
Psalm 94:2. "Rise up, Judge of the earth; pay back to the proud what they deserve." Rise up, Judge of the earth. See Bible verses about hope.
Psalm 75:7. "It is God who judges: He brings one down, he exalts another." It is God who judges. See Bible verses about faith.
Psalm 50:6. "And the heavens proclaim his righteousness, for he is a God of justice." He is a God of justice. See Bible verses about God's love.
Psalm 9:7-8. "The LORD reigns forever; he has established his throne for judgment. He rules the world in righteousness and judges the peoples with equity." He… judges the peoples with equity. See Bible verses about worship.
Psalm 96:13. "Let all creation rejoice before the LORD, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his faithfulness." He comes to judge the earth… in righteousness. See Bible verses about hope.
Psalm 98:9. "let them sing before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity." He comes to judge the earth… with equity. See Bible verses about faith.
Isaiah 33:22. "For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; it is he who will save us." The LORD is our judge… he who will save us. See Bible verses about jesus.
Ecclesiastes 3:17. "I said to myself, 'God will bring into judgment both the righteous and the wicked, for there will be a time for every activity, a time to judge every deed.'" God will bring into judgment both the righteous and the wicked. See Bible verses about christ.
Romans 3:6. "Certainly not! If that were so, how could God judge the world?" How could God judge the world? See Bible verses about faith.
Acts 17:31. "For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead." He will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. See Bible verses about jesus.
Hebrews 12:23. "to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect," You have come to God, the Judge of all. See Bible verses about worship.
How to use these verses
Pick one verse when you need the Judge of all the earth — not twelve as a grind. If you need Genesis 18:25's title and the appeal that he will do right, start at Genesis 18:25. If you need Judge of the earth rise-up language, open Psalm 94:2. If you need he comes to judge the earth, open Psalm 96:13. For Christ as judge of the living and the dead, open Bible verses about judge of the living and the dead. For the righteous Judge crown language, open Bible verses about righteous judge. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.
Questions people ask
What is a good Bible verse about the judge of all the earth?
Genesis 18:25 (Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?) is the clear starting place; Psalm 94:2 and Psalm 96:13 press the same worldwide-Judge hope.
How do Bible verses about the judge of all the earth differ from judge of the living and the dead alone?
Judge of the living and the dead tracks Christ's appointed role over the living and the dead. This list centers Abraham's shophet kol-ha'arets — God as the Judge of all the earth who must do right.
How do Bible verses about the judge of all the earth differ from righteous judge alone?
Righteous judge tracks 2 Timothy 4:8's crown from the Lord, the righteous Judge. This list centers Genesis 18:25's Name for God as Judge of all the earth in Abraham's intercession.
What Hebrew words sit under judge of all the earth?
Shophet / shaphat (H8199) — judge — and erets (H776) — earth — in Genesis 18:25's Judge of all the earth.
Where should I start if I only read one page?
Start here for the Judge-of-all-the-earth Name; open judge of the living and the dead for Christ's living-and-dead title; open righteous judge for the crown language.
