Sirach 27:8LXX
Bible Orthodoxe · LXX · Verset 8 sur 33
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"Praise not a man before he speaketh, for this is the trial of men."
En contexte
6The furnace trieth the potter’s vessels, and the trial of affliction just men.
7Be the dressing of a tree sheweth the fruit thereof, so a word out of the thought of the heart of man.
8Praise not a man before he speaketh, for this is the trial of men.
9If thou followest justice, thou shalt obtain her: and shalt put her on as a long robe of honour, and thou shalt dwell with her: and she shall protect thee for ever, and in the day of acknowledgment thou shalt find a strong foundation.
10Birds resort unto their like: so truth will return to them that practise her.