Proverbs 18:4 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, And the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The words of a [discreet and wise] man's mouth are like deep waters [plenteous and difficult to fathom], and the fountain of skillful and godly Wisdom is like a gushing stream [sparkling, fresh, pure, and life-giving]. American Standard Version (1901) The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook. Common English Bible The words of a person’s mouth are deep waters, a bubbling stream, a fountain of wisdom. Catholic Public Domain Version Words from the mouth of a man are deep waters. And the fountain of wisdom is a torrent overflowing. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Words from the mouth of a men are as deep water: and the fountain of wisdom as an overflowing stream. |
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life: But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
The law of the wise is a fountain of life, To depart from the snares of death.
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: But the correction of fools is their folly.
When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, And with ignominy cometh reproach.
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.
Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall become in him a well of water springing up unto eternal life.
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God.
Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.