Proverbs 18:4

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

The words of the mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a gushing stream.

Cross References

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, so that one may avoid the snares of death.

Proverbs 16:22

Wisdom is a fountain of life to one who has it, but folly is the punishment of fools.

Proverbs 18:3

When wickedness comes, contempt comes also, and with dishonor comes disgrace.

Proverbs 20:5

The purposes in the human mind are like deep water, but the intelligent will draw them out.

Matthew 12:34

You brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

John 4:14

but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.”

Colossians 3:16

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.

Colossians 4:6

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