Adjudication at Law

Passages on this topic

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), a historical reference index. The groupings are Nave’s; the verses are shown in the text used across this site.

To Be Avoided

• Proverbs 17:14 To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
• Proverbs 20:3 It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.
• Proverbs 25:8–10 do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame? Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence, lest he who hears you bring shame upon you, and your infamy never go away.
• Matthew 5:25 Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.

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