Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Adjudication at law » To be avoided
The beginning of strife is like letting out water; therefore leave off fighting, before it breaks out.
It is an honor for a man to cease from strife, but every fool exposes himself.
Do not go forth quickly to fight, lest you know not what to do in the end of it, when your neighbor has put you to shame. Debate your cause with your neighbor; and do not uncover a secret to another, lest he who hears it put you to shame, and your evil report turn not away.
Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are in the way with him; that the opponent not deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.
Compromise » Before litigation, encouraged
Do not go forth quickly to fight, lest you know not what to do in the end of it, when your neighbor has put you to shame. Debate your cause with your neighbor; and do not uncover a secret to another, lest he who hears it put you to shame, and your evil report turn not away.
Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are in the way with him; that the opponent not deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be thrown into prison. Truly I say to you, You shall by no means come out from there until you have paid the last kodrantes.
For as you go with your adversary to the judge, give pains in the way to be set free from him, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and the officer cast you into the prison. I tell you, you shall not depart from there until you have paid the very last lepton.
Courts » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Litigation to be avoided
And to him desiring to sue you, and to take away your tunic, let him have your coat also.
Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are in the way with him; that the opponent not deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.
Do not go forth quickly to fight, lest you know not what to do in the end of it, when your neighbor has put you to shame.
Do any of you dare, when you have a matter against another, to go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?
Haste » Not being hasty
Do not go forth quickly to fight, lest you know not what to do in the end of it, when your neighbor has put you to shame. Debate your cause with your neighbor; and do not uncover a secret to another, lest he who hears it put you to shame, and your evil report turn not away.
Do not be hasty in your spirit to be angry; for anger rests in the bosom of fools.
Do not lay hands quickly on anyone, neither be partaker of the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
Do not be rash with your mouth, and do not let your heart be hasty to say a word before God. For God is in Heaven, and you are on earth; therefore let your words be few.
Lawsuits » To be avoided
Do not go forth quickly to fight, lest you know not what to do in the end of it, when your neighbor has put you to shame. Debate your cause with your neighbor; and do not uncover a secret to another, lest he who hears it put you to shame, and your evil report turn not away.
Do any of you dare, when you have a matter against another, to go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? Do you not know that the saints shall judge the world? And if the world shall be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters? Do you not know that we shall judge angels, not to mention the things of this life? read more.
If, then, you truly have judgments of the things of this life, set those who are least esteemed in the church to judge. For I speak to your shame. Is it so that there is not a wise one among you, not even one in your midst who shall be able to judge between his brother? But brother goes to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers. Indeed then there is already on the whole a failure among you, that you have lawsuits with yourselves. Why not instead be wronged? Why not instead be defrauded? But you do wrong and defraud, and these things to brothers.
If, then, you truly have judgments of the things of this life, set those who are least esteemed in the church to judge. For I speak to your shame. Is it so that there is not a wise one among you, not even one in your midst who shall be able to judge between his brother? But brother goes to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers. Indeed then there is already on the whole a failure among you, that you have lawsuits with yourselves. Why not instead be wronged? Why not instead be defrauded? But you do wrong and defraud, and these things to brothers.
Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are in the way with him; that the opponent not deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be thrown into prison. Truly I say to you, You shall by no means come out from there until you have paid the last kodrantes.
Litigation » Miscellaneous topics relating to courts and judicial procedure » Litigation to be avoided
And to him desiring to sue you, and to take away your tunic, let him have your coat also.
Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are in the way with him; that the opponent not deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be thrown into prison.
Do not go forth quickly to fight, lest you know not what to do in the end of it, when your neighbor has put you to shame.
Do any of you dare, when you have a matter against another, to go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?
Strife » Causes of » Forbidden
The beginning of strife is like letting out water; therefore leave off fighting, before it breaks out.
It is an honor for a man to cease from strife, but every fool exposes himself.
He who passes by enraging himself over strife not his own is like one who takes a dog by the ears,
But the servant of the Lord must not strive, but to be gentle to all, apt to teach, patient,
Do not go forth quickly to fight, lest you know not what to do in the end of it, when your neighbor has put you to shame.
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.
But if you have bitter jealousy and strife in your hearts, do not glory and lie against the truth.
Put them in memory of these things, charging them before the Lord not to dispute about words to no profit, to the subverting of the hearers.
Strife » Avoiding strife
The beginning of strife is like letting out water; therefore leave off fighting, before it breaks out.
It is an honor for a man to cease from strife, but every fool exposes himself.
Do not go forth quickly to fight, lest you know not what to do in the end of it, when your neighbor has put you to shame. Debate your cause with your neighbor; and do not uncover a secret to another, lest he who hears it put you to shame, and your evil report turn not away.
Let us walk becomingly, as in the day; not in carousings and drinking; not in co-habitation and lustful acts; not in strife and envy.
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than themselves.
Strife » Forbidden
Do not go forth quickly to fight, lest you know not what to do in the end of it, when your neighbor has put you to shame.
Strife » Why you should avoid strife
Do not go forth quickly to fight, lest you know not what to do in the end of it, when your neighbor has put you to shame. Debate your cause with your neighbor; and do not uncover a secret to another, lest he who hears it put you to shame, and your evil report turn not away.