9
Do not winnow with every wind, nor follow every path: the double-tongued sinner does that.
10
Be steadfast in your understanding, and let your speech be consistent.
11
Be quick to hear, and be deliberate in answering.
12
If you have understanding, answer your neighbor; but if not, put your hand on your mouth.
13
Glory and dishonor come from speaking, and a man's tongue is his downfall.
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.