Read the Daily Bible Verse For July 31, 2024 – Proverbs 18:4 To Strengthen Your Spiritual Journey.
Proverbs 18:4 Summary
Proverbs 18:4 states, “The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.” This verse emphasizes the depth and richness found in wise words and thoughts. “Deep waters” symbolize profound insights and understanding that lie beneath the surface, while a “bubbling brook” represents the continuous flow of wisdom and knowledge. It suggests that a person who speaks wisely and thoughtfully draws from a deep reservoir of understanding, continually sharing insights that refresh and enlighten others.
Proverbs 18:4 NIV
The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
Proverbs 18:4 NLT
Wise words are like deep waters; wisdom flows from the wise like a bubbling brook.
Proverbs 18:4 ESV
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
Proverbs 18:4 BSB
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
Proverbs 18:4 KJV
The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
Proverbs 18:4 NKJV
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is a flowing brook.
Proverbs 18:4 NASB
The words of a person’s mouth are deep waters; The fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
Proverbs 18:4 AMP
The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters [copious and difficult to fathom]; The fountain of [mature, godly] wisdom is like a bubbling stream [sparkling, fresh, pure, and life-giving].
Proverbs 18:4 CSB
The words of a person’s mouth are deep waters, a flowing river, a fountain of wisdom.
Proverbs 18:4 HCSB
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters, a flowing river, a fountain of wisdom.
Proverbs 18:4 CEV
Words of wisdom are a stream that flows from a deep fountain.
Proverbs 18:4 GNT
A person’s words can be a source of wisdom, deep as the ocean, fresh as a flowing stream.
Proverbs 18:4 Peshitta
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters and the fount of wisdom is a rushing torrent.
Proverbs 18:4 ASV
The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook.
Proverbs 18:4 DBT
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters, [and] the fountain of wisdom is a gushing brook.
Proverbs 18:4 DRB
Words from the mouth of a men are as deep water: and the fountain of wisdom as an overflowing stream.
Proverbs 18:4 ERV
The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters; the wellspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook.
Proverbs 18:4 GW
The words of a person’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is an overflowing stream.
Proverbs 18:4 ISR 1998
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; The fountain of wisdom is a flowing stream.
Proverbs 18:4 ISV
The words a man says are as deep waters— a fountain of wisdom is an overflowing stream.
Proverbs 18:4 KJP
The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
Proverbs 18:4 NET
The words of a person’s mouth are like deep waters, and the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
Proverbs 18:4 NHEB
The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
Proverbs 18:4 OJB
The devarim of a man’s mouth are deep mayim; the makor chochmah is a flowing stream.
Proverbs 18:4 WEB
The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
Proverbs 18:4 WBT
The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the well-spring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
Proverbs 18:4 WYC
Deep water is the words of the mouth of a man; and a strand floating over is the well of wisdom. (Words from a person’s mouth can be like deep water/can be as deep as the water; and the well of wisdom is like a stream flowing over.)
Proverbs 18:4 YLT
Deep waters are the words of a man’s mouth, The fountain of wisdom is a flowing brook.
Proverbs 18:4 JPS 1917
The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters; A flowing brook, a fountain of wisdom.
Proverbs 18:4 KJ2
The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom like a flowing brook.
Proverbs 18:4 AKJV
The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
Proverbs 18:4 NAS
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; The fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
See Also: Proverbs 18