13 Refuse to utter a lie, for that habit results in no good. (WEB) 14 Don’t babble in the assembly of elders. Don’t repeat your words in your prayer. (WEB) 15 Don’t hate hard labor or farm work, which the Most High has created. (WEB)
Sirach 7:13–15
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Sirach 23:8–10
8 The sinner will be overpowered through his lips. By them, the insulter and the arrogant will stumble. (WEB) 9 Don’t accustom your mouth to an oath, and don’t be accustomed to naming the Holy One, (WEB) 10 for as a servant who is continually scourged will not lack bruises, so he… (WEB)
Sirach 23:12–14
12 There is a manner of speech that is clothed with death. Let it not be found in the heritage of Jacob, for all these things will be far from the godly, and they will not wallow in sins. (WEB) 13 Don’t accustom your mouth to gross rudeness, for it involves sinful speech. (WEB) 14 … (WEB)
Proverbs 24:27–29
27 Complete your outdoor work and prepare your field; after that, you may build your house. 28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause, and do not deceive with your lips. 29 Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to…
Sirach 1:28–30
28 Don’t disobey the fear of the Lord. Don’t come to him with a double heart. (WEB) 29 Don’t be a hypocrite in men’s sight. Keep watch over your lips. (WEB) 30 Don’t exalt yourself, lest you fall and bring dishonor upon your soul. The Lord will reveal your secrets and will cast you… (WEB)
Sirach 4:28–30
28 Strive for the truth to death, and the Lord God will fight for you. (WEB) 29 Don’t be hasty with your tongue, or slack and negligent in your deeds. (WEB) 30 Don’t be like a lion in your house, or suspicious of your servants. (WEB)
Psalms 34:12–14
12 Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days? 13 Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech. 14 Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
1 Thessalonians 5:21–23
21 but test all things. Hold fast to what is good. 22 Abstain from every form of evil. 23 Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely, and may your entire spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Proverbs 3:26–28
26 for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare. 27 Do not withhold good from the deserving when it is within your power to act. 28 Do not tell your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I will provide”— when you already have the means.
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