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Proverbs 18:4

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4eThe words of a man’s mouth are as fdeep waters,

And the wellspring of wisdom as ga flowing brook.

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Footnotes

  1. eSee ch. 10:11.
  2. fch. 20:5.
  3. gComp. Ps. 78:2. John 7:38. See Ps. 145:7.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters;

the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The words of the mouth are deep waters,

but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The words of a person’s mouth are deep waters,

a flowing river, a fountain of wisdom.

NLTNew Living Translation

Wise words are like deep waters;

wisdom flows from the wise like a bubbling brook.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Deep waters are words of the mouth of a man;

a gushing stream is a fountain of wisdom.