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Verse 7. Excellent speech becometh not a fool; much less lying talk an ingenuous person.

Verse 7. Excellent speech becommeth not a foole; much lesse lying talke an ingenuous person.

Excellent speech] Prayer, thanksgiving, discourse of God, of the Scriptures, of Religion, of any holy things: the commendation of that which is good, the reproof and dispraising of that which is evil, [becometh not a fool] is not ⟨p. 125⟩seemly in the mouth of a sinful sot, which neither practiseth, nor loveth, nor understandeth the points whereof he speaketh: [much less lying talk] any manner of corrupt communication, whether it be false or filthy, worldly or bitter, or scoffing, or idle; for one kind is put here for all the rest: [be seemeth an ingenuous person] is comely for a godly, wise, and honest man, such a one as is contrary to the fool formerly mentioned, in profession, heart, and behaviour, to utter.

EXcellent speech] Praier, thanksgiuing, discourse of God, of the Scriptures, of Religion, of any holy things: the commendation of that which is good, the reproofe and dispraising of that which is euill, [becommeth not a foole] is not ⟨p. 125⟩seemely in the mouth of a sinfull sot, which neither practiseth, nor loueth, nor vnderstandeth the points whereof hee speaketh: [much lesse lying talke] any manner of corrupt communication, whether it be false or filthy, worldly or bitter, or scoffing, or idle; for one kinde is put heere for all the rest: [be seemeth an ingenuous person] is comely for a godly, wise, and honest man, such a one as is contrarie to the foole formerly mentioned, in profession, heart, and behauiour, to vtter.