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Proverbs 18:4 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 18 · verse 4
The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.Proverbs 18:4 · King James Version
Proverbs 18:4 in context
2A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
3When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.
4The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
6A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- wellspringmâqôwrproperly, something dugH4726 →
- flowingnâbaʻto gush forthH5042 →
- watersmayimwaterH4325 →
- wisdomchokmâhwisdomH2451 →
- wordsdâbâra wordH1697 →
- man'sʼîysha man as an individual or a male personH376 →
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The similitudes here seem to be elegantly transposed. 1. The well-spring of wisdom is as deep waters. An intelligent knowing man has in him a good treasure of useful things, which furnishes him with something to say upon all occasions that is pertinent and profitable.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary