So when God destroyed the cities of the region, God honored Abraham’s request. He removed Lot from the midst of the destruction when he destroyed the cities Lot had lived in.
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TSK · Proverbs 21:12
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He leans against his house but it does not hold up, he takes hold of it but it does not stand.
For you say,‘Where now is the nobleman’s house, and where are the tents in which the wicked lived?’
I have seen ruthless evil men growing in influence, like a green tree grows in its native soil.
Whoever is wise, let him take note of these things! Let them consider the LORD’s acts of loyal love!
Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
An evil person will be thrown down through his wickedness, but a righteous person takes refuge in his integrity.
“I overthrew some of you the way God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. You were like a burning stick snatched from the flames. Still you did not come back to me.” The LORD is speaking!
But God was not pleased with most of them, for they were cut down in the wilderness.
Through these things the world existing at that time was destroyed when it was deluged with water.