1Cor 6:7 Cross References

1 Corinthians 6:7

7: To have such lawsuits at all is a real defeat for you. Why not just accept the injustice and leave it at that? Why not let yourselves be cheated?

Romans 12:17

  1. Never pay back evil for evil to anyone. Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable.
  2. Do your part to live in peace with everyone, as much as possible.
  3. Dear friends, never avenge yourselves. Leave that to God. For it is written, "I will take vengeance; I will repay those who deserve it," says the Lord.

1 Peter 2:19

  1. For God is pleased with you when, for the sake of your conscience, you patiently endure unfair treatment.
  2. Of course, you get no credit for being patient if you are beaten for doing wrong. But if you suffer for doing right and are patient beneath the blows, God is pleased with you.
  3. This suffering is all part of what God has called you to. Christ, who suffered for you, is your example. Follow in his steps.
  4. He never sinned, and he never deceived anyone.
  5. He did not retaliate when he was insulted. When he suffered, he did not threaten to get even. He left his case in the hands of God, who always judges fairly.

1 Peter 3:9

  1. Don't repay evil for evil. Don't retaliate when people say unkind things about you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God wants you to do, and he will bless you for it.

Proverbs 20:22

  1. Don't say, "I will get even for this wrong." Wait for the LORD to handle the matter.

Matthew 5:39

  1. But I say, don't resist an evil person! If you are slapped on the right cheek, turn the other, too.
  2. If you are ordered to court and your shirt is taken from you, give your coat, too.
  3. If a soldier demands that you carry his gear for a mile, carry it two miles.

James 4:1

  1. What is causing the quarrels and fights among you? Isn't it the whole army of evil desires at war within you?
  2. You want what you don't have, so you scheme and kill to get it. You are jealous for what others have, and you can't possess it, so you fight and quarrel to take it away from them. And yet the reason you don't have what you want is that you don't ask God for it.
  3. And even when you do ask, you don't get it because your whole motive is wrong--you want only what will give you pleasure.

1 Thessalonians 5:15

  1. See that no one pays back evil for evil, but always try to do good to each other and to everyone else.

Luke 6:29

  1. If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn the other cheek. If someone demands your coat, offer your shirt also.

Proverbs 2:8

  1. He guards the paths of justice and protects those who are faithful to him.
  2. Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair, and you will know how to find the right course of action every time.
  3. For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will fill you with joy.

Hosea 10:2

  1. The hearts of the people are fickle; they are guilty and must be punished. The LORD will break down their foreign altars and smash their many idols.

Proverbs 2:5

  1. Then you will understand what it means to fear the LORD, and you will gain knowledge of God.
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