Parallel Verses
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.
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.
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.
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 Where ungodliness is, there is also disdain; and so there followeth shame and dishonour. 4 The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters; and the well of wisdom is like a full stream. 5 It is not good to regard the person of the ungodly, or to put back the righteous in judgment.
Cross References
Proverbs 20:5
Wise counsel in the heart of man is like a water in the deep of the earth; but he that hath understanding bringeth it forth.
Psalm 78:2
I will open my mouth in similitudes, and will speak forth things which have been kept secret from the beginning of the world;
Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life; but the mouth of the ungodly is past shame, and presumptuous.
Proverbs 13:14
The law is a well of life unto the wise; that it may keep him from the snares of death.
Proverbs 16:22
Understanding is a well of life unto him that hath it; as for the chastening of fools, it is but foolishness.
Matthew 12:34
O generation of vipers, how can ye say well, when ye yourselves are evil? For of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.
John 4:14
But whosoever shall drink of the water that I shall give him, shall never be more a thirst: But the water that I shall give him, shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life."
John 7:38-39
He that believeth on me, as sayeth the scripture, 'Out of his belly shall flow rivers of water of life.'"
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you plenteously in all wisdom. Teach and exhort your own selves, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs which have favour with them, singing in your hearts to the Lord.
Colossians 4:6
Let your speech be always well favoured and be powdered with salt, that ye may know how to answer every man.