Matthew 5:25

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.

With

Luke 14:31

Whiles

Hebrews 12:17

And the

1 Kings 22:26

Bible References

With

Then Jacob sent messengers before him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

But he himself passed on ahead of them and bowed down to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

Now therefore, know and consider what you should do, for evil is plotted against our master and against all his household; and he is such a worthless man that no one can speak to him.”

My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor,
Have given a pledge for a stranger,

Do not go out hastily to argue your case;

Otherwise, what will you do in the end,

When your neighbor humiliates you?

For while you are going with your opponent to appear before the magistrate, on your way there make an effort to settle with him, so that he may not drag you before the judge, and the judge turn you over to the officer, and the officer throw you into prison.

Or what king, when he sets out to meet another king in battle, will not first sit down and consider whether he is strong enough with ten thousand men to encounter the one coming against him with twenty thousand?

Whiles

“

Yield now and be at peace with Him;

Thereby good will come to you.

Therefore, let everyone who is godly pray to You

in a time when You may be found;

Surely in a flood of great waters they will not reach him.

Seek the Lord while He may be found;

Call upon Him while He is near.

“Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.

for He says,
“At the acceptable time I listened to you,
And on the day of salvation I helped you.”
Behold, now is “the acceptable time,” behold, now is “the day of salvation”—

Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says,
“Today if you hear His voice,

For you know that even afterwards, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no place for repentance, though he sought for it with tears.

And the

Then the king of Israel said, “Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son;