New Revised Standard Version
Thus, when you go with your accuser before a magistrate, on the way make an effort to settle the case, or you may be dragged before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer throw you in prison.

Contemporary English Version
When someone accuses you of something, try to settle things before you are taken to court. If you don't, you will be dragged before the judge. Then the judge will hand you over to the jailer, and you will be locked up.

New American Bible
If you are to go with your opponent before a magistrate, make an effort to settle the matter on the way; otherwise your opponent will turn you over to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the constable, and the constable throw you into prison.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when thou goest with thy adversary to the prince, whilst thou art in the way, endeavour to be delivered from him: lest perhaps he draw thee to he judge, and the judge deliver thee to the exacter, and the exacter cast thee into prison.

And when thou goest with thy adversary to the prince, whilst thou art in the way, endeavour to be delivered from him: lest perhaps he draw thee to he judge, and the judge deliver thee to the exacter, and the exacter cast thee into prison.

thou goest.

Proverbs 25:8,9 The things which thy eyes have seen, utter not hastily in a quarrel: lest afterward thou mayst not be able to make amends, when thou hast dishonoured thy friend. . . .

Matthew 5:23-26 If therefore thou offer thy gift at the altar, and there thou remember that thy brother hath anything against thee; . . .

give.

Luke 14:31,32 Or, what king, about to go to make war against another king, doth not first sit down and think whether he be able, with ten thousand, to meet him that, with twenty thousand, cometh against him? . . .

Genesis 32:3-28 And he sent messengers before him to Esau, his brother, to the land of Seir, to the country of Edom: . . .

1 Samuel 25:18-35 Then Abigail made haste and took two hundred loaves, and two vessels of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of dry figs, and laid them upon asses: . . .

Job 22:21 Submit thyself then to him, and be at peace: and thereby thou shalt have the best fruits.

Job 23:7 Let him propose equity against me, and let my judgment come to victory.

Psalm 32:6 For this shall every one that is holy pray to thee in a seasonable time. And yet in a flood of many waters, they shall not come nigh unto him.

Proverbs 6:1-5 Thou art ensnared with the words of thy mouth, and caught with thy own words. . . .

Isaiah 55:6 Seek ye the Lord, while he may be found: call upon him, while he is near.

2 Corinthians 6:2 For he saith: In an accepted time have I heard thee and in the day of salvation have I helped thee. Behold, now is the acceptable time: behold, now is the day of salvation.

Hebrews 3:7-13 Wherefore, as the Holy Ghost saith: To-day if you shall hear his voice, . . .

the judge.

Luke 13:24-28 Strive to enter by the narrow gate: for many, I say to you, shall seek to enter and shall not be able. . . .

Job 36:17,18 Thy cause hath been judged as that of the wicked, cause and judgment thou shalt recover. . . .

Psalm 50:22 Understand these things, you that forget God; lest he snatch you away, and there be none to deliver you.

into.

Matthew 18:30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison, till he paid the debt.

1 Peter 3:19 In which also coming he preached to those spirits that were in prison:

Revelation 20:7 And when the thousand years shall be finished, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison and shall go forth and seduce the nations which are over the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog: and shall gather them together to battle, the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.