Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Adjudication at law » To be avoided
The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows.
It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.
Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame? Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another: Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away.
Come to an agreement quickly with him who has a cause against you at law, while you are with him on the way, for fear that he may give you up to the judge and the judge may give you to the police and you may be put into prison.
Compromise » Before litigation, encouraged
Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame? Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another: Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away.
Come to an agreement quickly with him who has a cause against you at law, while you are with him on the way, for fear that he may give you up to the judge and the judge may give you to the police and you may be put into prison. Truly I say to you, You will not come out from there till you have made payment of the very last farthing.
For if anyone has a cause at law against you, and you are going with him before the ruler, make an attempt, on the way, to come to an agreement with him, for if you do not, he may take you before the judge and the judge will give you up to the police, and they will put you in prison. I say to you, You will not come out of it till you have made payment to the very last farthing.
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Litigation to be avoided
And if any man goes to law with you and takes away your coat, do not keep back your robe from him.
Come to an agreement quickly with him who has a cause against you at law, while you are with him on the way, for fear that he may give you up to the judge and the judge may give you to the police and you may be put into prison.
Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?
How is it, that if any one of you has a cause at law against another, he takes it before a Gentile judge and not before the saints?
Haste » Not being hasty
Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame? Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another: Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away.
Be not quick to let your spirit be angry; because wrath is in the heart of the foolish.
Do not put hands on any man without thought, and have no part in other men's sins: keep yourself clean.
Be not unwise with your mouth, and let not your heart be quick to say anything before God, because God is in heaven and you are on the earth--so let not the number of your words be great.
Lawsuits » To be avoided
Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame? Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another: Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away.
How is it, that if any one of you has a cause at law against another, he takes it before a Gentile judge and not before the saints? Is it not certain that the saints will be the judges of the world? if then the world will be judged by you, are you unable to give a decision about the smallest things? Is it not certain that we are to be the judges of angels? how much more then of the things of this life? read more.
If then there are questions to be judged in connection with the things of this life, why do you put them in the hands of those who have no position in the church? I say this to put you to shame. Is there not among you one wise man who may be able to give a decision between his brothers? But a brother who has a cause at law against another takes it before Gentile judges. More than this, it is not to your credit to have causes at law with one another at all. Why not put up with wrong? why not undergo loss? So far from doing this, you yourselves do wrong and take your brothers' property.
If then there are questions to be judged in connection with the things of this life, why do you put them in the hands of those who have no position in the church? I say this to put you to shame. Is there not among you one wise man who may be able to give a decision between his brothers? But a brother who has a cause at law against another takes it before Gentile judges. More than this, it is not to your credit to have causes at law with one another at all. Why not put up with wrong? why not undergo loss? So far from doing this, you yourselves do wrong and take your brothers' property.
Come to an agreement quickly with him who has a cause against you at law, while you are with him on the way, for fear that he may give you up to the judge and the judge may give you to the police and you may be put into prison. Truly I say to you, You will not come out from there till you have made payment of the very last farthing.
Litigation » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Litigation to be avoided
And if any man goes to law with you and takes away your coat, do not keep back your robe from him.
Come to an agreement quickly with him who has a cause against you at law, while you are with him on the way, for fear that he may give you up to the judge and the judge may give you to the police and you may be put into prison.
Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?
How is it, that if any one of you has a cause at law against another, he takes it before a Gentile judge and not before the saints?
Strife » Causes of » Forbidden
The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows.
It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.
He who gets mixed up in a fight which is not his business, is like one who takes a dog by the ears while it is going by.
For it is not right for the Lord's servant to make trouble, but he is to be gentle to all, ready in teaching, putting up with wrong,
Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?
Doing nothing through envy or through pride, but with low thoughts of self let everyone take others to be better than himself;
But if you have bitter envy in your heart and the desire to get the better of others, have no pride in this, talking falsely against what is true.
Do not take up a cause at law against a man for nothing, if he has done you no wrong.
Put these things before them, giving them orders in the name of the Lord to keep themselves from fighting about words, which is of no profit, only causing error in their hearers.
Strife » Avoiding strife
The start of fighting is like the letting out of water: so give up before it comes to blows.
It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.
Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame? Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another: Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away.
With right behaviour as in the day; not in pleasure-making and drinking, not in bad company and unclean behaviour, not in fighting and envy.
Doing nothing through envy or through pride, but with low thoughts of self let everyone take others to be better than himself;
Do not take up a cause at law against a man for nothing, if he has done you no wrong.
Strife » Forbidden
Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame?
Do not take up a cause at law against a man for nothing, if he has done you no wrong.
Strife » Why you should avoid strife
Do not be quick to go to law about what you have seen, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbour has put you to shame? Have a talk with your neighbour himself about your cause, but do not give away the secret of another: Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away.