Verse 4

The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 20:5 : 5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
• Prov 10:11 : 11 The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
• Prov 13:14 : 14 The teaching of the wise is a spring of life, to turn from the snares of death.
• Prov 16:22 : 22 Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly.
• Ps 78:2 : 2 I will open my mouth in a parable. I will utter dark sayings of old,
• Matt 12:34 : 34 You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
• John 4:14 : 14 but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst again; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life."
• John 7:38-39 : 38 He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, from within him will flow rivers of living water." 39 But he said this about the Spirit, which those believing in him were to receive. For the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus wasn't yet glorified.
• Col 3:16 : 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.
• Col 4:6 : 6 Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.