2 Don’t commend a man for his good looks. Don’t abhor a man for his outward appearance. (WEB) 3 The bee is little among flying creatures, but what it produces is the best of confections. (WEB) 4 Don’t boast about the clothes you wear, and don’t exalt yourself in the day of honor; for the Lord’s works are wonderful, and his works are hidden among men. (WEB)
Sirach 11:2–4
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Sirach 10:25–27
25 Free men will minister to a wise servant. A man who has knowledge will not complain. (WEB) 26 Don’t flaunt your wisdom in doing your work. Don’t boast in the time of your distress. (WEB) 27 Better is he who labors and abounds in all things, than he who boasts and lacks bread. (WEB)
Proverbs 25:26–28
26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked. 27 It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory. 28 Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.
Proverbs 25:5–7
5 Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness. 6 Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men; 7 for it is better that he says to you, “Come up here!” than that you s…
Sirach 7:3–5
3 My son, don’t sow upon the furrows of unrighteousness, and you won’t reap them sevenfold. (WEB) 4 Don’t seek preeminence from the Lord, nor the seat of honor from the king. (WEB) 5 Don’t justify yourself in the presence of the Lord, and don’t display your wisdom before the kin… (WEB)
Sirach 42:11–13
11 Keep a strict watch over a headstrong daughter, lest she make you a laughingstock to your enemies, a byword in the city and notorious among the people, and shame you in public. (WEB) 12 Don’t gaze at every beautiful body. Don’t sit in the midst of women. (WEB) 13 For from garmen… (WEB)
Sirach 7:10–12
10 Don’t be faint-hearted in your prayer. Don’t neglect to give alms. (WEB) 11 Don’t laugh a man to scorn when he is in the bitterness of his soul, for there is one who humbles and exalts. (WEB) 12 Don’t devise a lie against your brother, or do the same to a friend. (WEB)
Sirach 3:9–11
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 your father’s dishonor is no glory to you. (WEB) 11 For the glory of a man is from the ho… (WEB)
1 Maccabees 2:61–63
61 “Thus consider from generation to generation that no one who put their trust in him will lack for strength. (WEB) 62 Don’t be afraid of the words of a sinful man; for his glory will be dung and worms. (WEB) 63 Today he will be lifted up, and tomorrow he will in no way be found,… (WEB)
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