Sirach 27:7-9

Good News Translation

⁷ Never praise anyone before you hear him talk; that is the real test.

Honesty

⁸ If you try to be honest, you can be, and it will improve your character as handsome clothing improves your appearance. ⁹ Birds come to roost with those of their own kind, and the habit of honesty comes to those who try to be honest.