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Sirach 19:15 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Question a friend; for many times there is slander. Don’t trust every word. "

Sirach 19:15

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13 Question a friend; it may be he didn’t do it. If he did something, it may be that he may do it no more.

14 Question your neighbor; it may be he didn’t say it. If he has said it, it may be that he may not say it again.

15 Question a friend; for many times there is slander. Don’t trust every word.

16 There is one who slips, and not from the heart. Who is he who hasn’t sinned with his tongue?

17 Reprove your neighbor before you threaten him; and give place to the law of the Most High.

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