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Ben Sira 27:8
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If you try to be honest, you can be, and it will improve your character as handsome clothing improves your appearance.
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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.
7
Never praise anyone before you hear him talk; that is the real test.
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If you try to be honest, you can be, and it will improve your character as handsome clothing improves your appearance.
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Birds come to roost with those of their own kind, and the habit of honesty comes to those who try to be honest.
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Sin waits for those looking for a chance to sin, just as a lion waits for prey.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.