7 Bible Verses about Lawsuits

Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are with him in the way; lest perhaps the adversary deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison. Verily I say to you, in no wise shall you come out thence, till you pay the last farthing.

Hearken, my beloved brethren, did not God choose the poor of the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to those who love Him? But ye dishonored the poor man! Do not the rich oppress you, and do they not drag you before the judgment-seats? Do they not blaspheme the worthy name by which ye were called?

Dare any one of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints? Or know ye not that the saints will judge the world? And, if the world is judged by you, are ye unworthy of the smallest tribunals? Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more, then, things pertaining to this life?read more.
If, then, ye have tribunals pertaining to this life, do ye set those to judge who are set at nought in the assembly? I speak to your shame! Is it so, that there is not among you even one wise man, who will be able to judge between his brethren? But brother goes to law with brother, and that before unbelievers! Already, therefore, it is wholly a loss to you, that ye have law-suits one with another! Why not rather suffer wrong? Why not rather be defrauded? But ye yourselves do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren!

But, when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews with one accord rose up against Paul, and brought him to the judgment-seat, saying, "This man is persuading men to worship God contrary to the law." And, when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, "If, indeed, it were some wrong or wicked villainy, O Jews, with reason had I borne with you;read more.
but, if they are questions about a word, and names, and your own law, ye yourselves shall see to it. I am not disposed to be a judge of such matters." And he drove them from the judgment-seat.

But the town-clerk, having quieted the multitude, says, "Men of Ephesus, who, indeed, of men is there that does not know that the city of the Ephesians is temple-keeper of the great Diana, and of the image that fell down from Jupiter? These things, therefore, being incontrovertible, it is needful that ye be quiet, and do nothing rash. For ye brought hither these men, who are neither temple-robbers nor blasphemers of our goddess.read more.
If, indeed, therefore, Demetrius and the artisans with him have a matter against any one, court-days are held, and there are proconsuls; let them accuse one another. But, if ye seek anything about other matters, it shall be determined in the lawful assembly. For, indeed, we are in danger of being accused of riot respecting this day, there existing no cause for it, and regarding which we will be unable to give an account of this concourse." And, having thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.

Agree with your adversary quickly, while you are with him in the way; lest perhaps the adversary deliver you to the judge, and the judge deliver you to the officer, and you be cast into prison.

Dare any one of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?