Proverbs 18:4
The words of a mans mouth are like deepe waters, and the welspring of wisdome is like a flowing riuer.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 the wicked commeth, then commeth contempt, and with the vile man reproch.
5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to cause ye righteous to fall in iudgement.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:11The mouth of a righteous man is a welspring of life: but iniquitie couereth the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 16:22Vnderstading is welspring of life vnto them that haue it: and the instruction of fooles is folly.
Matthew 12:34O generations of vipers, howe can you speake good things, when ye are euill? For of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
John 7:38Hee that beleeueth in mee, as saith the Scripture, out of his bellie shall flowe riuers of water of life.
Colossians 4:6Let your speach be gracious alwayes, and powdred with salt, that ye may know how to answere euery man.
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 →