Ben Sira 27:7

7 Praise no man before thou hearest him speak, for this is the trial of men.

Ben Sira 27:7 In-Context

5 The furnace proveth the potter's vessels; so the trial of man is in his reasoning.

6 The fruit declareth if the tree have been dressed; so is the utterance of a conception in the heart of man.

7 Praise no man before thou hearest him speak, for this is the trial of men.

8 If thou followest righteousness, thou shalt obtain her, and put her on, as a glorious long robe.

9 The birds will resort unto their like; so will truth return unto them that practice in her.