15 A slanderer has cast out brave women and deprived them of their labors. (WEB) 16 He who listens to it will not find rest, nor will he live quietly. (WEB) 17 The stroke of a whip makes a mark in the flesh, but the stroke of a tongue will break bones. (WEB)
Sirach 28:15–17
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Proverbs 6:32–34
32 He who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself. 33 Wounds and dishonor will befall him, and his reproach will never be wiped away. 34 For jealousy enrages a husband, and he will show no mercy in the day of vengeance.
Sirach 21:27–28
27 When the ungodly curses an adversary, he curses his own soul. (WEB) 28 A whisperer defiles his own soul, and will be hated wherever he travels. (WEB)
Proverbs 18:5–7
5 Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice. 6 A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating. 7 A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Sirach 25:24–26
24 The beginning of sin came from a woman. Because of her, we all die. (WEB) 25 Don’t give water an outlet, and don’t give a wicked woman freedom of speech. (WEB) 26 If she doesn’t go as you direct, cut her away from your flesh. (WEB)
Sirach 23:25–27
25 Her children will not take root. Her branches will bear no fruit. (WEB) 26 She will leave her memory for a curse. Her reproach won’t be blotted out. (WEB) 27 And those who are left behind will know that there is nothing better than the fear of the Lord, and nothing sweeter than… (WEB)
Sirach 13:11–13
11 Don’t try to speak with him as an equal, and don’t believe his many words; for he will test you with much talk, and will examine you in a smiling manner. (WEB) 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 y… (WEB)
Job 12:19–21
19 He leads priests away barefoot and overthrows the established. 20 He deprives the trusted of speech and takes away the discernment of elders. 21 He pours out contempt on nobles and disarms the mighty.
Proverbs 6:28–30
28 Can a man walk on hot coals without scorching his feet? 29 So is he who sleeps with another man’s wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished. 30 Men do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger.
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