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Ben Sira 27:5
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The way you think shows your character just as surely as a kiln shows any flaws in the pottery being fired.
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Unless you are determined in your fear of the Lord, your house is going to come down on you.
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Your talk shows your faults; it is like a sieve that separates out the rubbish.
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The way you think shows your character just as surely as a kiln shows any flaws in the pottery being fired.
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You can tell how well a tree has been cared for by the fruit it bears, and you can tell a person's feelings by the way he expresses himself.
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Never praise anyone before you hear him talk; that is the real test.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.