Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
The words of a man's mouth are deep waters. The wellspring of wisdom is a flowing brook.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
Holman Bible
a flowing river, a fountain of wisdom.
International Standard Version
The words a man says are as deep waters a fountain of wisdom is an overflowing stream.
American Standard Version
The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook.
Amplified
The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters [copious and difficult to fathom];
The fountain of [mature, godly] wisdom is like a bubbling stream [sparkling, fresh, pure, and life-giving].
Bible in Basic English
The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters: the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.
Darby Translation
The words of a man's mouth are deep waters, and the fountain of wisdom is a gushing brook.
Julia Smith Translation
Deep waters are the words of man's mouth, the fountain of wisdom a gushing stream.
King James 2000
The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom like a flowing brook.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Deep waters [are] words of the mouth of a man; a gushing stream [is] a fountain of wisdom.
Modern King James verseion
The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters; and the well of wisdom is like a full stream.
NET Bible
The words of a person's mouth are like deep waters, and the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
New Heart English Bible
The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
The Emphasized Bible
Deep waters, are the words of a man's mouth, - a bubbling brook, the well-spring of wisdom.
Webster
The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the well-spring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
World English Bible
The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
Youngs Literal Translation
Deep waters are the words of a man's mouth, The fountain of wisdom is a flowing brook.
Themes
Brooks » Illustrative » Of wisdom
Fountains and springs » Illustrative » Of spiritual wisdom
Speech/communication » The words of the wise
Water » Illustrative » (deep,) of the words of the wise of the wise
Topics
Interlinear
Peh
Mayim
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 18:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
How Fools Live
3 When a wicked man comes, contempt also comes, and with disgrace, reproach. 4 The words of a man's mouth are deep waters. The wellspring of wisdom is a flowing brook. 5 To respect the person of a wicked man is not good, [nor] to turn aside a righteous man in judgment.
Cross References
Proverbs 20:5
Purpose in the heart of man is deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Psalm 78:2
I will open my mouth in parable{s (LXX/NT)}. I will utter dark sayings of old,
Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of a righteous man is a fountain of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 13:14
The law of a wise man is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
Proverbs 16:22
Understanding is a well-spring of life to him who has it, but the correction of fools is folly.
Matthew 12:34
Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
John 4:14
but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will, no, not thirst into the age. But the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.
John 7:38-39
He who believes in me, as the scripture has said, out of his belly will flow rivers of living water.
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you abundantly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing by grace in your hearts to God.
Colossians 4:6
your speech always with grace seasoned with salt, to know how it is fitting for you to answer each one.