Sirach 27:7

7 Don't praise people until after they present an argument, for this is how people are tested.

Sirach 27:7 In-Context

5 A kiln tests a potter's jars, and decision making tests a person.

6 A tree's fruit reveals how well it has been cultivated. In the same way, reasoning makes plain a person's thoughts.

7 Don't praise people until after they present an argument, for this is how people are tested.

8 If you pursue what's just, you will possess it and wear it like a glorious robe.

9 Birds will nest with their own kind, and truth comes back to those who practice it.