21-22. "You have heard that the ancients were told, 'You shall not commit murder' and 'Whoever commits murder shall be liable to the court.' But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court; and whoever says to his brother, 'You good for nothing,' shall be guilty before the supreme court; and whoever says, 'You fool,' shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell."
We are held accountable to a higher level. Sin is sin and it separates us from God. The degree of our wrongdoing does not separate us from Him a little bit or more than others. Only the blood of Jesus can save us and make us acceptable to God.
23-24. "Therefore if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your offering there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come present your offering."
If you are holding onto sin, deal with it. Don't just go on with your day to day life letting it fester inside you.
25-26. "Make friends quickly with your opponent at law while you are with him on the way, so that your opponent may not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison. Truly I say to you, you will not come out of there until you have paid up the last cent."
Look at things from others' point of view. Don't cling so hard to thinking your are right that you can't see your contribution to a bad situation. In telling the secrets of others or airing out arguments in public, your faults will be exposed and you will be put to shame.
"Do not go out hastily to argue your case; otherwise, what will you do in the end, when your neighbor humiliates you? Argue your case with your neighbor, and do not reveal the secret of another, or he who hears it will reproach you, and the evil report about you will not pass away."
~ Proverbs 25:8-10
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