John Trapp on Proverbs 10:20

Verſ. 20. The tongue of the juſt is as choice ſilver] Hee ſcattereth pearls, Mat. 7.6. hee throws abroad treaſure, Mat. 12.35. even Apples of Gold in ſhrines of Silver, Prov. 25.11. I will turn to the people a pure language, ſaith God, Zeph. 3.9. a lip of excellency, Prov. 17.7. the language of Heaven. As William the Conquerour ſought to bring in the French tongue here, by enjoyning children to uſe no other in ſchools, Lawyers to practiſe in French; no man was graced, Daniels Hiſt. but hee that ſpake French, &c.

The heart of the wicked is little worth] Est quaſi parum, is as little as need to bee. Hee is ever either hatching Cockatrice Eggs, or weaving Spiders Webs, as the Prophet hath it: Vanity or villany is his whole ſtudy, and his daily diſcourſe.Iſa. 59.5.