John Trapp on Proverbs 10:14

Verſ. 14. Wiſe men lay up knowledge] To know when to ſpeak, and when to bee ſilent. It is a great skill to bee able to time a word, Iſa. 50.4. to ſet it upon the wheels, Prov. 25.11. How forcible are right words? Job 6.25.

But the mouth of the fooliſh] An open mouth is a purgatory to the Maſter. Nemo ſtultus tacere poteſt, Eccleſ. 10. ſaith Solon. A fool tells all, ſaith Solomon. And, Ʋt quiſque eſt diſſolutiſſima vitae, ita eſt ſolutiſſimae linguae, ſaith Seneca. A fools bolt is ſoon ſhot, and as ſoon retorted oft-times upon himſelf.