Proverbs 18:4

⁴The words of a man’s mouth are ^adeep waters;¹The fountain of wisdom is a flowing brook.

Footnotes

18:41 Or A bubbling brook, a fountain of wisdom

Cross references

18:4a Prov 20:5

Proverbs 18:20-21

²⁰From the ¹^,^afruit of a man’s mouth his stomach will be satisfied;^bWith the produce of his lips he will be satisfied.²¹^aDeath and life are in the ¹power of the tongue,And those who love it will eat its ^bfruit.

Footnotes

18:201 Speech
18:211 Lit hand

Cross references

18:20a Prov 12:14
18:20b Prov 14:14
18:21a Prov 12:13; 13:3; Matt 12:37
18:21b Prov 13:2; Is 3:10; Hos 10:13

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