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Debate your case with your neighbor, And don`t betray the confidence of another;
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Handle Conflict Privately
Commentators unanimously highlight the verse's primary instruction: if you have a dispute with someone, address it directly and privately with them first. This approach, which multiple sources connect to Jesus' teaching in Matthew 18:15, is presented as the wisest path to prevent quarrels from escalating and to seek a peaceful resolution.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
An anticipation of the highest standard of ethical refinement (Matthew 18:15), but with a difference. Here the motive is prudential, th…
19th Century
Anglican
Debate thy cause with thy neighbour.— As our Lord says, “If thy brother trespass against thee, go and tell him his fa…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Debate your cause with your neighbour [himself] Between you and him alone; lay the matter before him, and hear what …
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To be hasty in beginning strife will bring difficulties. War must eventually end, and is better prevented. The same is true in private quarrels; do…
