Proverbs 18:4
The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
World Messianic Bible
In The King James Version
The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
In Context
3When wickedness comes, contempt also comes, and with shame comes disgrace.
5To be partial to the faces of the wicked is not good, nor to deprive the innocent of justice.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:11The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 16:22Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly.
Matthew 12:34You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
John 7:38He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, from within him will flow rivers of living water.”
Colossians 4:6Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 18:4
3 When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach. This may include a double sense:—1. That wicked people are scornful people, and put contempt upon others. When the wicked comes into any company, comes into the schools of wisdom or into the assemblies for religious worship, then comes contempt of God, of his people and ministers, and of every thing that is said and done. You can expect no other from those that are profane than that they will be scoffers; they will be an ignominy and… Read the whole commentary →