Ben Sira 20:1

1 There is a reproof which is not timely; and there is a man who keeps silent but is wise.

Ben Sira 20:1 In-Context

1 There is a reproof which is not timely; and there is a man who keeps silent but is wise.

2 How much better it is to reprove than to stay angry! And the one who confesses his fault will be kept from loss.

4 Like a eunuch's desire to violate a maiden is a man who executes judgments by violence.

5 There is one who by keeping silent is found wise, while another is detested for being too talkative.