Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters;
The fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.

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

The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters,
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.

A Conservative Version

The words of a man's mouth are deep waters. The wellspring of wisdom is a flowing brook.

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

of a man's
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

are as deep
עמק 
`amoq 
Usage: 17

and the wellspring
מקר מקור 
Maqowr 
Usage: 18

of wisdom
חכמה 
Chokmah 
Usage: 149

as a flowing
נבע 
Naba` 
Usage: 11

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Proverbs 18:4

Context Readings

How Fools Live

3 When wickedness comes, contempt comes also, and with dishonor comes disgrace. 4 The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters;
The fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
5 It is not good to be partial to the wicked or to deprive the righteous of justice.

Cross References

Proverbs 20:5

The purpose in a man's heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.

Psalm 78:2

I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old,

Proverbs 10:11

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Proverbs 13:14

The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.

Proverbs 16:22

Good sense is a fountain of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.

Matthew 12:34

You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? 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 never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."

John 7:38-39

Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, 'Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.'"

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

Colossians 4:6

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.

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