Bible Verses About Taking People to Court
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for taking people to court, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 440 votes, led by 1 Corinthians 6:1-20. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Taking People to Court
1 Corinthians 6:1-2084 votes
Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?
Matthew 5:2580 votes
Agree 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 6:3040 votes
Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
Romans 12:1932 votes
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
1 Timothy 5:832 votes
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Proverbs 16:725 votes
When a man’s ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Matthew 18:15-1724 votes
Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Deuteronomy 1:16-1719 votes
And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.
Romans 13:418 votes
For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
Luke 12:11-4816 votes
And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
Psalms 140:1214 votes
I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
John 18:1-4013 votes
When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples.
Exodus 21:24-2511 votes
Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot,
Psalms 103:611 votes
The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
Proverbs 18:1311 votes
He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
2 Chronicles 19:6-1110 votes
And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the judgment.
What does the Bible say about taking people to court?
Readers most often cite 1 Corinthians 6:1-20 on the subject of taking people to court. Across 440 votes, 16 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Matthew 5:25, Luke 6:30, Romans 12:19. This page lists all 16 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.