17 Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers.
Proverbs 5:17
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Sirach 13:12–14
12 He who doesn’t keep secrets to himself is unmerciful. He won’t hesitate to harm and to bind. (WEB) 13 Keep them to yourself and be careful, for you walk in danger of falling. (WEB) 14 Love the Lord all thy life, and call upon him for thy salvation. (KJV)
Sirach 19:7–9
7 Never repeat what is told you, and you won’t lose anything. (WEB) 8 Whether it is of friend or foe, don’t tell it. Unless it is a sin to you, don’t reveal it. (WEB) 9 For if he has heard you and observed you, when the time comes, he will hate you. (WEB)
Odes of Solomon 8:10–12
10 Your flesh has not known what I am saying to you neither have your hearts known what I am showing to you. (ODE) 11 Keep my secret, ye who are kept by it: (ODE) 12 Keep my faith, ye who are kept by it. (ODE)
Proverbs 4:20–22
20 My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. 21 Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart. 22 For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.
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)
Proverbs 2:10–12
10 For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul. 11 Discretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you, 12 to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,
Sirach 31:14–16
14 Don’t stretch your hand wherever it looks. Don’t thrust yourself with it into the dish. (WEB) 15 Consider your neighbor’s feelings by your own. Be discreet in every point. (WEB) 16 Eat like a human being those things which are set before you. Don’t eat greedily, lest you be hate… (WEB)
Sirach 33:20–22
20 To son and wife, to brother and friend, don’t give power over yourself while you live, and don’t give your goods to another, lest you regret it and must ask for them. (WEB) 21 While you still live and breath is in you, don’t give yourself over to anybody. (WEB) 22 For it is bett… (WEB)
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