Wisdom of Ben Sira 27:5-7

New Catholic Bible

⁵ As the work of a potter is tested in a furnace,
    so the test of a man is in his conversation.
⁶ The fruit of a tree reveals the care with which it was cultivated;
    in the same way, a man’s speech reveals his mindset.
⁷ Do not praise anyone who has not yet spoken,
    since this is the way men are tested.