Tobit 12:7
“"I have hidden your words in my heart, so as not to sin against you." Recall that something similar is often read, where it says, "It is good to hide the mystery of the king." Recall that Paul also hid some divine words from the Corinthians, who were still young in the faith, saying, "I have given you milk to drink, n…”
7It is good to keep close the secret of a king, but it is honourable to reveal the works of God. Do that which is good, and no evil shall touch you.
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5So he called the angel, and he said unto him, Take half of all that ye have brought and go away in safety.
6Then he took them both apart, and said unto them, Bless God, praise him, and magnify him, and praise him for the things which he hath done unto you in the sight of all that live. It is good to praise God, and exalt his name, and honourably to shew forth the works of God; therefore be not slack to praise him.
— Tobit 12:7 —
8Prayer is good with fasting and alms and righteousness. A little with righteousness is better than much with unrighteousness. It is better to give alms than to lay up gold:
9For alms doth deliver from death, and shall purge away all sin. Those that exercise alms and righteousness shall be filled with life: