14 To start a conflict is to release a flood;
stop the dispute before it breaks out.(A)

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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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  1. Matthew 5:25 Other mss read judge will hand you over to

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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