Proverbs 18:4

New International Version

The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.

Cross References

Psalm 78:2

I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter hidden things, things 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, turning a person from the snares of death.

Proverbs 16:22

Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent, but folly brings punishment to fools.

Proverbs 18:3

When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes reproach.

Proverbs 20:5

The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.

Matthew 12:34

You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

John 4:14

but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

Colossians 3:16

Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.

Colossians 4:6

Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.