14 If one blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be counted to him as a curse.
Proverbs 27:14
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2 Enoch 52:11–13
11 Blessed is he who implants peace and love. (2EN) 12 Cursed is he who disturbs those that love their neighbours. (2EN) 13 Blessed is he who speaks with humble tongue and heart to all. (2EN)
Book of Jubilees 25:21–23
21 And may thy name and thy seed endure to all the ages, And may the Most High God be their God, And may the God of righteousness dwell with them, And by them may His sanctuary be built unto all the ages. (JUB) 22 Blessed be he that blesseth thee, And all flesh that curse… (JUB)
Sirach 21:26–28
26 The heart of fools is in their mouth, but the mouth of wise men is their heart. (WEB) 27 When the ungodly curses an adversary, he curses his own soul. (WEB) 28 A whisperer defiles his own soul, and will be hated wherever he travels. (WEB)
Sirach 4:5–7
5 Don’t turn your eye away from one who asks. Give no occasion to a man to curse you. (WEB) 6 For if he curses you in the bitterness of his soul, he who made him will hear his supplication. (WEB) 7 Endear yourself to the assembly. Bow your head to a great man. (WEB)
Sirach 34:23–25
23 When one builds, and another pulls down, what profit do they have but toil? (WEB) 24 When one prays, and another curses, whose voice will the Lord listen to? (WEB) 25 He who washes himself after touching a dead body, and touches it again, what does he gain by his washing? (WEB)
Proverbs 10:5–7
5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son. 6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. 7 The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will…
Sirach 3:8–10
8 Honor your father in deed and word, that a blessing may come upon you from him. (WEB) 9 For the blessing of the father establishes the houses of children, but the curse of the mother roots out the foundations. (WEB) 10 Don’t glorify yourself in the dishonor of your father, for… (WEB)
Proverbs 20:19–21
19 He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips. 20 Whoever curses his father or mother, his lamp will be extinguished in deepest darkness. 21 An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
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