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Want to know what the Bible says about Suing Your Brother? Here are 17 Bible verses about Suing Your Brother from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Proverbs 25:8-10 NIV
8     do not bring hastily to court,
for what will you do in the end
    if your neighbor puts you to shame?
9 If you take your neighbor to court,
    do not betray another’s confidence,
10 or the one who hears it may shame you
    and the charge against you will stand.
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Proverbs 25:8 NIV
    do not bring hastily to court,
for what will you do in the end
    if your neighbor puts you to shame?
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Proverbs 24:29 NIV
Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me;
    I’ll pay them back for what they did.”
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1 Corinthians 6:7 NIV
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?
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Matthew 18:15-17 NIV
15 “If your brother or sister sins, go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over. 16 But if they will not listen, take one or two others along, so that ‘every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ 17 If they still refuse to listen, tell it to the church; and if they refuse to listen even to the church, treat them as you would a pagan or a tax collector.
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Proverbs 20:22 NIV
Do not say, “I’ll pay you back for this wrong!”
    Wait for the Lord, and he will avenge you.
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1 Corinthians 6:1 NIV
If any of you has a dispute with another, do you dare to take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of before the Lord’s people?
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1 Corinthians 6:4 NIV
Therefore, if you have disputes about such matters, do you ask for a ruling from those whose way of life is scorned in the church?
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Revelation 1:1 NIV
The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,
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1 Corinthians 6:2 NIV
Or do you not know that the Lord’s people will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not competent to judge trivial cases?
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