Ben Sira 27:6

6 The fruit discloses the cultivation of a tree; so the expression of a thought discloses the cultivation of a man's mind.

Ben Sira 27:6 In-Context

4 When a sieve is shaken, the refuse remains; so a man's filth remains in his thoughts.

5 The kiln tests the potter's vessels; so the test of a man is in his reasoning.

6 The fruit discloses the cultivation of a tree; so the expression of a thought discloses the cultivation of a man's mind.

7 Do not praise a man before you hear him reason, for this is the test of men.

8 If you pursue justice, you will attain it and wear it as a glorious robe.