The King James Version Bible

Sirach 5:10-15

  1. Be stedfast in thy understanding; and let thy word be the same.

  2. Be swift to hear; and let thy life be sincere; and with patience give answer.

  3. If thou hast understanding, answer thy neighbour; if not, lay thy hand upon thy mouth.

  4. Honour and shame is in talk: and the tongue of man is his fall.

  5. Be not called a whisperer, and lie not in wait with thy tongue: for a foul shame is upon the thief, and an evil condemnation upon the double tongue.

  6. Be not ignorant of any thing in a great matter or a small.