The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. "The tongue of the just" is precious, because of the choice and valuable words it utters. "The heart of the wicked" stands in opposition to "the tongue of the just," because the heart is the fountain of the speech (Matthew 12:34). The wicked man's heart, and therefore his speech, is to be despised as nothing worth.