Nave’s Topical Bible
Litigation
3 Bible references
Sub-topics and passages
- To be avoided
See ACTIONS AT LAW
See ADJUDICATION
See ARBITRATION
See COMPROMISE
Bible verses about “Litigation”
The first verses cited, in the King James Version.
- Matthew 5:25Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
- Luke 12:58When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
- 1 Corinthians 6:1Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?
- 1 Corinthians 6:2Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
- 1 Corinthians 6:3Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?
- 1 Corinthians 6:4If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.
- 1 Corinthians 6:5I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren?
- 1 Corinthians 6:6But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers.
- 1 Corinthians 6:7Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded?
- 1 Corinthians 6:8Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren.