Proverbs 18:4 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

⁴ The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, And the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ 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)

⁴ The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook.

Common English Bible

⁴ The words of a person’s mouth are deep waters, a bubbling stream, a fountain of wisdom.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ 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

⁴ Words from the mouth of a men are as deep water: and the fountain of wisdom as an overflowing stream.

Proverbs 18:4 Cross References

Psalm 78:2

I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:

Proverbs 10:11

The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

Proverbs 13:14

The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

Proverbs 16:22

Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

Proverbs 18:3

When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.

Proverbs 20:5

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

Matthew 12:34

O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

John 4:14

but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

Colossians 3:16

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

Colossians 4:6

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.