Do not praise a person before you have heard him. (אַל תְּהַלֵּל אִישׁ בְּטֶרֶם שְׁמַעְתּוֹ)
Do not praise a person before you have heard him. (אַל תְּהַלֵּל אִישׁ בְּטֶרֶם שְׁמַעְתּוֹ)

Do not praise a person before you have heard him.

One should become familiar a person directly before drawing conclusions regarding his character. יֵ

("Do not praise a man before you hear him, for in the expression of his lips a man is discerned" – Ben Sira 27:7)

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Expression (Hebrew)

אַל תְּהַלֵּל אִישׁ בְּטֶרֶם שְׁמַעְתּוֹ

Definition (Hebrew)

יֵשׁ לִבְדֹּק טוּב טִיבוֹ שֶׁל אָדָם בְּטֶרֶם מִתְרַשְּׁמִים מִמֶּנּוּ בְּאֹפֶן יָשִׁיר וּבִלְתִּי אֶמְצָעִי.

("אַל תְּהַלֵּל אִישׁ בְּטֶרֶם שֶׁמְּעָתוֹ כִּי בְּנִיב שְׂפָתָיו יִנָּכֵר גֶּבֶר" – בֶּן סִירָא כז, ז)

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