26 If any evil happens to me because of him, everyone who hears it will beware of him. (WEB)
Sirach 22:26
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Sirach 19:8–10
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) 10 Have you heard something? Let it die with you. Be brave: it will not make you burst! (WEB)
Deuteronomy 19:19–21
19 you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. So you must purge the evil from among you. 20 Then the rest of the people will hear and be afraid, and they will never again do anything so evil among you. 21 You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, t…
Book of Jubilees 36:10–12
10 But on the day of turbulence and execration and indignation and anger, with flaming devouring fire as He burnt Sodom, so likewise will He burn his land and his city and all that is his, and he shall be blotted out of the book of the discipline of the children… (JUB)
Deuteronomy 13:10–12
10 Stone him to death for trying to turn you away from the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. 11 Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and will never again do such a wicked thing among you. 12 If, regarding one of th…
Job 19:27–29
27 I will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me! 28 If you say, ‘Let us persecute him, since the root of the matter lies with him,’ 29 then you should fear the sword yourselves, because wrath brings punishment…
Proverbs 25:9–11
9 Argue your case with your neighbor without betraying another’s confidence, 10 lest the one who hears may disgrace you, and your infamy never go away. 11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.
Sirach 11:32–34
32 From a spark of fire, a heap of many coals is kindled, and a sinful man lies in wait to shed blood. (WEB) 33 Take heed of an evil-doer, for he plans wicked things, lest perhaps he ruin your reputation forever. (WEB) 34 Receive a stranger into your house, and he will distract you… (WEB)
2 Timothy 4:14–16
14 Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds. 15 You too should beware of him, for he has vigorously opposed our message. 16 At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged a…
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