Proverbs 17:14
Holman Christian Standard Bible
14 To start a conflict is to release a flood;
stop the dispute before it breaks out.(A)
Proverbs 17:14
New International Version
14 Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam;
so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.(A)
Matthew 5:25
Holman Christian Standard Bible
25 Reach a settlement quickly with your adversary while you’re on the way with him, or your adversary will hand you over to the judge, the judge to[a] the officer, and you will be thrown into prison.(A)
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Matthew 5:25
New International Version
25 “Settle matters quickly with your adversary who is taking you to court. Do it while you are still together on the way, or your adversary may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and you may be thrown into prison.
1 Corinthians 6:7
Holman Christian Standard Bible
7 Therefore, to have legal disputes against one another is already a moral failure for you.(A) Why not rather put up with injustice?(B) Why not rather be cheated?(C)
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1 Corinthians 6:7
New International Version
7 The very fact that you have lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already. Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?(A)
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