Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.

Bible References

With

Luke 12:58
When you are going with your adversary before the magistrate, pay the interest, and get your discharge, while you are on the way; for fear he should bring you before the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer throw you into jail.
Luke 14:31
or where is the king, that will march to give battle to another king, without setting himself first to deliberate, whether he is strong enough with ten thousand to withstand an army of twenty thousand?

Whiles

Luke 13:24
strive to enter in at the narrow gate: for I declare unto you, that many shall try to get in, and shall not be able.
2 Corinthians 6:2
for he saith, " I have heard thee in a favourable time, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee." now this is the favourable time; this is that day of salvation.
Hebrews 3:7
Wherefore as the holy spirit saith, "since to-day you hear his voice,
Hebrews 12:17
for you know that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: not being able to make Isaac to retract, though he importun'd him with tears.