Deuterocanon Compliance Catalogue
Sirach 28:28
Hedge in thy ears with thorns, hear not a wicked tongue, and make doors and bars to thy mouth.
Your Spirit
Loves God
By disciplining ears and tongue in reverence for the God who weighs our words.
Loves Neighbor
By refusing to spread or receive slander and by guarding others with careful speech.
Your Body
Moral Behaviour
Do not listen to slander, and keep watch over your words as if behind doors and bars
discipline both what you hear and what you say