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Proverbs 18:4
The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
Proverbs 18:4 · King James Version
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Proverbs 18:4 in other translations
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
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In context
1 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.
2 A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
3 When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
4 The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
6 A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
7 A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
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