6 occurrences in 9 translations

'Lawsuits' in the Bible

"You are not to pervert justice for the poor among you in their lawsuits.

Verse ConceptsLawsuitsOppression, Nature OfPoverty, Attitudes TowardsMagistrates

“If a case is too difficult for you—concerning bloodshed, lawsuits, or assaults—cases disputed at your gates, you must go up to the place the Lord your God chooses.

Verse ConceptsSacred PlacesHard Tasks

Drive out a mocker, and conflict goes too;then quarreling and dishonor will cease.

Verse ConceptsArguingdriving outInsultsMockeryRidicule, Nature OfScornersQuarrelsAbusemockers

They speak mere words,taking false oaths while making covenants.So lawsuits break outlike poisonous weeds in the furrows of a field.

Verse ConceptsBad LanguageInjustice, Examples OfLawsuitsPerjuryFurrowsPoisonTreatyWeedsCursingSwearing Oaths FalselyMere TalkNo Justice

So if you have ordinary lawsuits, do you appoint as judges those who have no standing in the church?

Verse ConceptsGoing To Church

Therefore, to have legal disputes against one another is already a moral failure for you. Why not rather put up with injustice? Why not rather be cheated?

Verse ConceptsdefeatRevenge, And RetaliationTypes Of ChristRobbing PeopleWronging Other PeopleInjusticeMoralityMoral Decay

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