Sirach 8:19 Open Your Heart to No One!

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Sirach 8:19 states “Open your heart to no one, do not banish your happiness.”

In Judges chapter 16 Samson tells Delilah all that is in his heart. Delilah is trying to kill him.

Is the moral here watch what you say to others? Especially in male and female interactions, because you don’t know what bad intentions they might have. Opening your heart can destroy you, because people can use what you express as a weapon against you.
 
Prudence is a virtue. Remember also that the culture in which Jesus ben Sira lived was vastly different from today. The Psalms of David reveal that his life was always in danger - enemies surrounded him. And, the Archangel Rafael in the Book of Tobit (chapter 12:7,11) advises that it is good to hold close the secret of a king, but good also to reveal the works of God. There is a great chasm between God’s intentions for us and our fellow man’s.
 
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