Proverbs 18:4
He wai hohonu na olelo o ko ke kanaka waha; He punawai e hu ana, ke kumu o ka naauao.
Baibala Hemolele
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
3A hiki mai ka hewa, hiki mai no hoi ka hoowahawaha; A o ka hilahila pu kekahi me ka hoomaewaewa.
Cross References
Proverbs 10:11He punawai hoola ka waha o ka mea hoopono; Ma ka waha o ka poe hewa i hunaia'i ka ino.
Proverbs 16:22He punawai ola ka naauao i ka mea nona ia; O ke aoia mai o ka poe lapuwale, he lapuwale no ia.
Matthew 12:34E ka hanauna moonihoawa! pehea la e hiki ai ia oukou ka poe ino ke olelo i na mea maikai? No ka mea, no ka piha o ka naau e olelo ai ka waha.
John 7:38O ka mea e manaoio ia'u, e like me ka ka palapala hemolele ii mai ai, e kahe mau mai na muliwai noloko mai o kona opu.
Colossians 4:6E hoomauia ka maikai o ka oukou olelo, i miko ia i ka paakai, i ike oukou i ka mea e pono ai ke olelo i kela kanaka a i keia kanaka.