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A plain and familiar exposition of the ninth and tenth chapters of the Proverbs…A plaine and familiar exposition of the ninth and tenth chapters of the Prouerbs…
A plain and familiar exposition of the ninth and tenth chapters of the Proverbs of SolomonA plaine and familiar exposition of the ninth and tenth chapters of the Prouerbs of Salomon
London: printed by Thomas for Thomas Man, 1606
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The tongue of the just man is as fined silver: but the heart Verse. 20 of the wicked is little worth.
The tongue of the iust man is as fined siluer: but the heart Verse. 20 of the wicked is little worth.
He setteth forth the excellency of the speech of Godly men by comparison, resembling it to silver that is purged, and ⟨p. 98⟩fined from the dross that was in it. Because a good man will be careful of his tongue, not only that there be no mixture of filthiness, and lewdness in his words, but also to avoid all superstitious, and idle babbling, and so to open his mouth with holy wisdom. Which is contrary in the wicked, because there is a contrary fountain in him of sinfulness and corruption, and no matter of virtue and grace, which are the springs of all wholesome speeches. Thus therefore standeth the Antithesis: the tongue of the just man is as fined silver, because his hurt is precious: but the tongue of the wicked is as dross, because his heart is nothing worth.
Hee setteth foorth the excellencie of the speech of Godly men by comparison, resembling it to siluer that is purged, and ⟨p. 98⟩fined from the drosse that was in it. Because a good man will be carefull of his tongue, not onely that there bee no mixture of filthines, and lewdenesse in his words, but also to auoyde all superstuous, and idle babling, and so to open his mouth with holy wisedome. Which is contrary in the wicked, because there is a contrary fountaine in him of sinfulnesse and corruption, and no matter of vertue and grace, which are the springs of all wholesome speeches. Thus therefore standeth the Antithesis: the tongue of the iust man is as fined siluer, because his hurt is precious: but the tongue of the wicked is as drosse, because his heart is nothing worth.