Ben Sira 6:1

1 Instead of a friend become not an enemy, for thereby thou shalt inherit an ill name, shame, and reproach: even so shall a sinner that hath a double tongue.

Ben Sira 6:1 In-Context

1 Instead of a friend become not an enemy, for thereby thou shalt inherit an ill name, shame, and reproach: even so shall a sinner that hath a double tongue.

2 Extol not thyself in the counsel of thine own heart, that thy soul be not torn in pieces as a bull straying alone.

3 Thou shalt eat up thy leaves, and loose thy fruit, and leave thyself as a dry tree.

4 A wicked soul shall destroy him that hath it, and shall make him to be laughed to scorn by his enemies.

5 Sweet language will multiply friends, and a fair-speaking tongue will increase kind greetings.