Proverbs 18:4
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The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook.
The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters [copious and difficult to fathom]; The fountain of [mature, godly] wisdom is like a bubbling stream [sparkling, fresh, pure, and life-giving].
The words of a [discreet and wise] man’s mouth are like deep waters [plenteous and difficult to fathom], and the fountain of skillful and godly Wisdom is like a gushing stream [sparkling, fresh, pure, and life-giving].
The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
The words of a person’s mouth are deep waters, a flowing river, a fountain of wisdom.
The words of a person’s mouth are deep waters, a bubbling stream, a fountain of wisdom.
The words of a man’s mouth are deep water, a gushing torrent, a fountain of wisdom.
Words of wisdom are a stream that flows from a deep fountain.
The words of a man's mouth are deep waters, [and] the fountain of wisdom is a gushing brook.
Words from the mouth of a men are as deep water: and the fountain of wisdom as an overflowing stream.
Words from wise people are like water bubbling up from a deep well—the well of wisdom.
The words that you speak are like the deep water of the sea. If they are wise words, they are like a cool stream.
The words from a man’s mouth are deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is a flowing stream.
The words of a man's mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
The words of a man's mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
·Spoken words [L The words of a person’s mouth] can be like deep water, ·but [or and] the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.
The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom is like a flowing river.
The words of a person’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is an overflowing stream.
A person's words can be a source of wisdom, deep as the ocean, fresh as a flowing stream.
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters, a flowing river, a fountain of wisdom.
Understanding people’s words is as hard as getting water out of a deep well. But understanding wisdom is as easy as getting water from a flowing stream.
The words a man says are as deep waters— a fountain of wisdom is an overflowing stream.
¶ The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; The fountain of wisdom is a flowing brook.
Deep waters are words of the mouth of a man; a gushing stream is a fountain of wisdom.
A wise man’s words express deep streams of thought.
Many words rush along like rivers in flood, but deep wisdom flows up from artesian springs.
The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
The words of a person’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is an overflowing stream.
The words of one’s mouth are deep waters, the spring of wisdom, a running brook.
The words of a person’s mouth are deep waters; The fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; The fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
The words of the mouth are turbulent waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a flowing brook.
Spoken words can be like deep water, but wisdom is like a flowing stream.
The words of a person’s mouth are like deep waters, and the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
The words of a person’s mouth are like deep water. But the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.
The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is a flowing brook.
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters. Wisdom comes like a flowing river making a pleasant noise.
Wise words are like deep waters; wisdom flows from the wise like a bubbling brook.
The words of the mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a gushing stream.
The words of the mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a gushing stream.
The words of the mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a gushing stream.
The words of the mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a gushing stream.
The devarim of a man’s mouth are deep mayim; the makor chochmah is a flowing stream.
The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. And the wellspring of wisdom is like a flowing river.
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a gushing stream.
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a gushing stream.
The words of one’s mouth are deep waters, a fountain of wisdom, a flowing brook.
Words bubble up from waters deep within a person; a stream gushes from the fountain of wisdom.
The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
Deep water is the words of the mouth of a man; and a strand floating over is the well of wisdom. (Words from a person’s mouth can be like deep water/can be as deep as the water; and the well of wisdom is like a stream flowing over.)
Deep waters [are] the words of a man's mouth, The fountain of wisdom [is] a flowing brook.
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