Sirach 19:15-17

Common English Bible

¹⁵ Question a friend, because it often
turns out to be a false accusation.
    Don’t trust everything that is said.
¹⁶ There are those who slip,
and it wasn’t intentional.
    Who hasn’t sinned with the tongue?
¹⁷ Question your neighbor
before issuing a threat,
    and give the Law of the Most High
    its place.^[a]