It is better to fall from a high beam than to fall because of your tongue.

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It is better to fall from a high beam than to fall because of your tongue.

It is better to fall from a high beam than to fall because of your tongue.

Damage from making the wrong comment can be worse than physical injury.

("It is better to fall from a high beam than to fall by the hand of your tongue" – Ben Sira 20:18)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

טוֹב לִנְפֹּל מֵרוּם קוֹרָה מִנְּפֹל בְּיַד לְשׁוֹנוֹ

Definition (Hebrew)

הַנֶּזֶק שֶׁיְּכוֹלָה לִגְרֹם אֲמִירָה מֻטְעֵית עָשׂוּי לִהְיוֹת גָּדוֹל מִנֶּזֶק גּוּפָנִי.

("טוֹב לִנְפֹּל מְרוֹם קוֹרָה מִנָּפוּל בְּיַד לְשׁוֹנוֹ" – בֶּן סִירָא כ, יח)

Keyword

damage tongue Ben Sira fall saying

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