Ben Sira 19:15

15 Question a friend, for often it is slander; so do not believe everything you hear.

Ben Sira 19:15 In-Context

13 Question a friend, perhaps he did not do it; but if he did anything, so that he may do it no more.

14 Question a neighbor, perhaps he did not say it; but if he said it, so that he may not say it again.

15 Question a friend, for often it is slander; so do not believe everything you hear.

16 A person may make a slip without intending it. Who has never sinned with his tongue?

17 Question your neighbor before you threaten him; and let the law of the Most High take its course.