Proverbs 18:4

Coverdale Bible (1535)

The wordes of a mas mouth are like depe waters, and the well of wy?dome is like a full streame.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 20:5 : 5 Wyse councell in the herte of man is like a water in the depe of the earth, but he that hath vnderstondinge, bryngeth it forth.
  • Prov 10:11 : 11 The mouth of a rightuous man is a well of life, but ye mouth of the vngodly is past shame, & presumptuous.
  • Prov 13:14 : 14 The lawe is a wel of life vnto the wyse, that it maye kepe him from the snares of death.
  • Prov 16:22 : 22 Vnderstondinge is a well of life vnto him yt hath it, as for ye chastenynge of fooles, it is but foolishnesse.
  • Ps 78:2 : 2 I wil open my mouth in parables, and speake of thinges of olde.
  • Matt 12:34 : 34 O ye generacio of vypers, how can ye speake good, whan ye youre selues are euell? For of ye abundace of ye hert ye mouth speaketh.
  • John 4:14 : 14 But whosoeuer shal drynke of the water that I shal geue him, shal neuer be more a thyrst: but the water that I shal geue him, shalbe in him a well of water, which spryngeth vp in to euerlastinge life.
  • John 7:38-39 : 38 He that beleueth on me, as the scripture sayeth, out of his body shal flowe ryuers of the water of life. 39 (But this spake he of the sprete, which they that beleue on him, shulde receaue. For the holy goost was not yet there, because Iesus was not yet glorifyed.)
  • Col 3:16 : 16 Let ye worde of Christ dwell in you plenteously in all wyssdome. Teach and exhorte youre awne selues with psalmes and ymnes, and spirituall songes which haue fauoure with them, synginge in youre hertes to the LORDE.
  • Col 4:6 : 6 Let youre speach be allwaye fauorable, seasoned with salt, that ye maye knowe how to answere euery man.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 5 Wyse councell in the herte of man is like a water in the depe of the earth, but he that hath vnderstondinge, bryngeth it forth.

  • 11 The mouth of a rightuous man is a well of life, but ye mouth of the vngodly is past shame, & presumptuous.

  • 26 A righteous man fallynge downe before the vngodly, is like a troubled well and a sprynge yt is destroyed.

  • Jas 3:10-11
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    10 Out of one mouth proceadeth blessynge and cursynge. My brethre these thinges ought not so to be.

    11 Doth a fountayne sende forth at one place swete water and bytter also?

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    12 The wordes out of a wyse mans mouth are gracious, but the lippes of a foole wil destroye himself.

    13 The begynnynge of his talkynge is foolishnes, and the last worde of his mouth is greate madnesse.

  • Prov 5:15-16
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    15 Drinke of the water of thine owne well, and of the ryuers that runne out of thine owne spriges.

    16 Let yi welles flowe out a brode, that there maye be ryuers of water in the stretes.

  • 2 A wyse tonge commendeth knowlege, a foolish mouth blabbeth out nothinge but foolishnesse.

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    22 Vnderstondinge is a well of life vnto him yt hath it, as for ye chastenynge of fooles, it is but foolishnesse.

    23 The herte of the wyse enfourmeth his mouth, and amendeth ye doctryne in his lyppes.

  • 3 Where vngodlynes is, there is also di?dayne: & so there foloweth shame & dishonor.

  • 31 The mouth of the iust wilbe talkynge of wysdome, but the tonge of the frowarde shal perish.

  • 30 Yee the rightuous shal possesse ye lode, & dwell therin for euer.

  • 6 For it is the LORDE that geueth wy?dome, out of his mouth commeth knowlege and vnderstondinge.

  • 19 Like as in one water there apeare dyuerse faces, eue so dyuerse men haue dyuerse hertes.

  • 4 A wholsome tonge is a tre of life, but he that abuseth it, hath a broken mynde.

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    19 Where moch bablinge is, there must nedes be offence: he that refrayneth his lippes, is wysest of all.

    20 An innocent tonge is a noble treasure, but the herte of the vngodly is nothinge worth.

    21 The lippes of the rightuous fede a whole multitude, but fooles shal dye in their owne foly.

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    23 O how ioyfull a thinge is it, a man to geue a conuenient answere? O how pleasaunt is a worde spoken in due season?

    24 The waye of life ledeth vnto heaue, yt a man shulde bewarre of hell beneth.

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    20 A mans bely shalbe satisfied with the frute of his owne mouth, and with the increase of his lippes shal he be fylled.

    21 Death and life stonde in the power of the tonge, he that loueth it, shal enioye the frute therof.

  • 18 A slaunderous personne pricketh like a swerde, but a wyse mans tonge is wholsome.

  • 14 Wyse me laye vp knowlege, but ye mouth of ye foolish is nye destruccio.

  • Prov 18:6-7
    2 verses
    71%

    6 A fooles lippes are euer brawlinge, and his mouth prouoketh vnto batayll.

    7 A fooles mouth is his owne destruccion, and his lippes are ye snare for his owne soule.

  • 4 wt the ryuer of water parteth he a sunder the straunge people, yt knoweth no good neghbourheade: soch as are rude, vnmanerly & boysteous.

  • 10 When ye prophecy is in ye lippes of ye kynge, his mouth shal not go wroge in iudgment.

  • 7 A wyse mouth poureth out knowlege, but ye herte of the foolish doth not so.

  • 16 Camest thou euer into the groude of the see, Or, hast thou walked in ye lowe corners of ye depe?

  • 15 Thou art a well of gardens, a well of lyuynge waters, which renne downe from Libanus.

  • 11 A worde spoken in due season, is like apples of golde in a syluer dyshe.

  • 14 Euery man shal enioye good acordinge to the innocency of his mouth, and after the workes of his hades shal he be rewarded.

  • 15 A mouth of vnderstodinge is more worth then golde, many precious stones, and costly Iewels.

  • 3 In the mouth of the foolish is the boostinge of lordshipe, but ye lippes of ye wyse wilbe warre of soch.

  • 4 Before whom hast thou spoken those wordes? Who made the breth to come out of ye mouth?

  • 5 Get the wy?dome, get the vnderstondinge, forget not ye wordes of my mouth, & shreke not from them.

  • 14 He yt soweth discorde & strife, is like one yt dyggeth vp a water broke: but an open enemie is like the water yt breaketh out & reneth abrode.

  • 20 Thorow his wi?dome ye depthes breake vp, & ye cloudes droppe downe the dew.

  • 18 But the thinge that proceadeth out of the mouth, cometh fro ye hert, & that defyleth ye ma.

  • 24 Put awaye from the a frowarde mouth, and let the lippes of slaunder be farre from the.

  • 14 The mouth of an harlot is a depe pytt, wherin he falleth that ye LORDE is angrie withall.

  • 45 A good ma out of ye good treasure of his hert, bryngeth forth yt which is good: and an euell ma out of the euell treasure of his hert, bryngeth forth that which is euell. For of the abundaunce of the hert, the mouth speaketh.

  • 3 My mouth shal speake of wy?dome, and my hert shal muse of vnderstondinge.

  • 3 For like as the mouth tasteth the meates, so the eare proueth & discerneth the wordes.

  • 17 A wise mans councell that is folowed in sylence, is farre aboue the crienge of a captaine amoge fooles.

  • 28 A rightuous ma museth in his mynde how to do good, but ye mynde of the vngodly ymagineth, how he maye do harme.