7 Praise no man before you hear his thoughts, for this is how people are tested. (WEB)
Sirach 27:7
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Sirach 11:6–8
6 Many mighty men have been greatly disgraced. Men of renown have been delivered into other men’s hands. (WEB) 7 Don’t blame before you investigate. Understand first, and then rebuke. (WEB) 8 Don’t answer before you have heard. Don’t interrupt while someone else is speaking. (WEB)
Sirach 6:6–8
6 Let those that are at peace with you be many, but your advisers one of a thousand. (WEB) 7 If you want to gain a friend, get him in a time of testing, and don’t be in a hurry to trust him. (WEB) 8 For there is a friend just for an occasion. He won’t continue in the day of your… (WEB)
Proverbs 27:1–3
1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring. 2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth— a stranger, and not your own lips. 3 A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
Proverbs 27:20–22
20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. 21 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but a man is tested by the praise accorded him. 22 Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depa…
Sirach 11:27–29
27 The affliction of an hour causes delights to be forgotten. In the end, a man’s deeds are revealed. (WEB) 28 Call no man happy before his death. A man will be known in his children. (WEB) 29 Don’t bring every man into your house, for many are the tricks of a deceitful man. (WEB)
Sirach 8:17–19
17 Don’t consult with a fool, for he will not be able to keep a secret. (WEB) 18 Do no secret thing before a stranger, for you don’t know what it will cause. (WEB) 19 Don’t open your heart to every man. Don’t let him return you a favor. (WEB)
Sirach 15:8–10
8 She is far from pride. Liars will not remember her. (WEB) 9 Praise is not attractive in the mouth of a sinner; for it was not sent to him from the Lord. (WEB) 10 For praise will be spoken in wisdom; The Lord will prosper it. (WEB)
Proverbs 18:12–14
12 Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor. 13 He who answers a matter before he hears it— this is folly and disgrace to him. 14 The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?
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