Sirach 19:17

17 Question your neighbor before issuing a threat, and give the Law of the Most High its place.

Sirach 19:17 In-Context

15 Question a friend, because it often turns out to be a false accusation. Don't trust everything that is said.

16 There are those who slip, and it wasn't intentional. Who hasn't sinned with the tongue?

17 Question your neighbor before issuing a threat, and give the Law of the Most High its place.

Footnotes

• [a] LXXb adds 19:18-19 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of acceptance, and wisdom secures affection from him. Knowledge of the Lord’s commandments is education for life, and those who do things that are pleasing to him will harvest the fruit of the tree of immortality.