Thematic Bible: Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure
Thematic Bible
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Perjury condemned
I will come and punish you, and I myself will be a swift witness against the witches, against the adulterers, against false swearers: yea, and against those that wrongfully keep back the hireling's duty, which vex the widows and the fatherless, and oppress the stranger, and fear not me, sayeth the LORD of Hosts.
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or hath found that which was lost and denieth it, and sweareth falsely, in whatsoever thing it be that a man doth and sinneth therein;
Ye shall not swear by my name falsely, that thou defilest not the name of thy God; I am the LORD.
I will bring it forth, sayeth the LORD of Hosts, so that it shall come to the house of the thief, and to the house of him, that falsely sweareth by my name: and shall remain in his house, and consume it, with the timber and stones thereof.'
and whoremongers; to them that defile themselves with mankind; to menstealers; to liars and to perjured, and so forth if there be any other thing that is contrary to wholesome doctrine
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Litigation to be avoided
And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest that adversary deliver ye to the judge, and the judge deliver ye to the minister, and then thou be cast into prison.
Be not hasty to go to the law, lest thou knowest not what to do when thy neighbor hath confounded thee.
How dare one of you having business with another, go to law under the wicked? And not rather under the saints?
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Places of holding courts
and dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah, between Ramah and Bethel, in mount Ephraim. And the children of Israel came to her for judgment.
Then let his father and his mother take him and bring him out unto the elders of that city and unto the gate of that same place,
But and if the man will not take his sister-in-law, then let her go to the gate unto the elders and say, 'My brother-in-law refuseth to stir up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not marry me.'
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Corruption of
yet they say they do well when they do evil. As the prince will, so sayeth the judge: that he may do him a pleasure again. The great man speaketh what his heart desireth; and the hearers allow him.
Woe be unto you that make unrighteous laws, and devise things, which be too hard for to keep: wherethrough the poor are oppressed on every side, and the innocents of my people are therewith robbed of judgment: that widows may be your prey, and that ye may rob the fatherless.
Her rulers within her are as roaring lions: her judges are as wolves in the evening, which leave nothing behind them till the morrow.
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Laws for judges
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment. Thou shalt not favour the poor nor honour the mighty, but shalt judge thy neighbour righteously.
Judges and officers thou shalt make thee in all thy cities, which the LORD thy God giveth thee throughout thy tribes: And let them judge the people righteously. Wrest not the law, nor know any person, neither take any reward: for gifts blind the wise and pervert the words of the righteous.
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Sentence of, final
If a matter be too hard for thee in judgment between blood and blood, plea and plea, stroke and stroke in matters of strife within thy cities: Then arise and get thee up unto the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen, and go unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and ask, and they shall show thee how to judge. And see that thou do according to that which they of that place which the LORD hath chosen show thee, and see that thou observe to do according to all that they inform thee. read more.
According to the law which they teach thee and manner of judgment which they tell thee, see that thou do and that thou bow not from that which they show thee, neither to the righthand nor to the left.
According to the law which they teach thee and manner of judgment which they tell thee, see that thou do and that thou bow not from that which they show thee, neither to the righthand nor to the left.
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Contempt of, punished
And that man that will do presumptuously, so that he will not hearken unto the priest that standeth there to minister unto the LORD thy God or unto the judge, shall die: and so thou shalt put away evil from Israel.
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Appeal taken
If I have hurt them, or committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die. If none of these things are, whereof they accuse me, no man ought to deliver me to them. I appeal unto Caesar."
Litigation » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Litigation to be avoided
And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.
Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest that adversary deliver ye to the judge, and the judge deliver ye to the minister, and then thou be cast into prison.
Be not hasty to go to the law, lest thou knowest not what to do when thy neighbor hath confounded thee.
How dare one of you having business with another, go to law under the wicked? And not rather under the saints?