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A plain and familiar exposition of the eleventh and twelfth chapters of the Proverbs…A plaine and familiar exposition of the eleuenth and twelfth chapters of the Prouerbes…
A plain and familiar exposition of the eleventh and twelfth chapters of the Proverbs of SolomonA plaine and familiar exposition of the eleuenth and twelfth chapters of the Prouerbes of Salomon
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Henry Sharpe, 1607London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Henrie Sharpe, 1607
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Verse 13. The evil man is snared by the wickedness of his lips, but the wise shall come out of adversity.
Verse 13. The euill man is snared by the wickednes of his lippes, but the wise shall come out of aduersitie.
AS wicked men do maliciously abuse their tongues to the hurt of others, so also many times they overshoot themselves so far as that advantage is taken of their words to their own peril and hurt; as on the other side the godly do often times help themselves out of troubles by the wisdom of their speeches.
AS wicked men doe maliciouslie abuse their tongues to the hurt of others, so also many times they ouershoote themselues so farre as that aduantage is taken of their words to their owne perill and hurt; as on the other side the godly doe often times helpe themselues out of troubles by the wisedome of their speeches.
Doct. 1 They that have evil tongues do most hurt themselves with them. This point we reserve to be handled in the sixth and seventh verses of the eighteenth chapter, where will be fitter occasion to handle it more fully.
Doct. 1 They that haue euill tongues doe most hurt themselues with them. This point we reserue to be handled in the sixt and seuenth verses of the eightenth chapter, where will bee fitter occasion to handle it more fullie.