Proverbs 18:4
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 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 bubbling brook. | The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook. |
In context
Who is speaking and to whom, what is happening, when and where, and why it matters, each with its sources. Coming with the context cards.
Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [are] waters | מַ֣יִם | MA-yim | H4325G | waterמַי (ma.yim) 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.) |
| deep | עֲ֭מֻקִּים | 'A-mu-kim | H6013 | deepעָמֹק (a.moq) 1) deep, mysterious, depths 1a) deep 1b) unsearchable |
| [the] words of | דִּבְרֵ֣י | div-REI | H1697G | wordדָּבָר (da.var) : word/speech/command 1) speech, word, speaking, thing 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension) |
| [the] mouth of | פִי־ | fi- | H6310G | lipפֶּה (peh) : lip/mouth peh 1) mouth 1a) mouth (of man) 1b) mouth (as organ of speech) 1c) mouth (of animals) 1d) mouth, opening, orifice (of a well, river, etc) 1e) extremity, end pim 2) a weight equal to one third of a shekel, occurs only in 1Sa 13:21 |
| a person | אִ֑ישׁ | 'Ish | H0376G | manאִישׁ (ish) : man 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) |
| a wadi | נַ֥חַל | NA-chal | H5158A | torrent: riverנַ֫חַל (na.chal) : river/bed 1) torrent, valley, wadi, torrent-valley 1a) torrent 1b) torrent-valley, wadi (as stream bed) 1c) shaft (of mine) Also means: na.chal (נַ֫חַל ": valley" H5158N) |
| flowing | נֹ֝בֵ֗עַ | no-VE-a' | H5042 | to bubbleנָבַע (na.va) 1) to flow, pour out, pour, gush forth, spring, bubble up, ferment 1a) (Qal) to flow 1b)(Hiphil) to pour out, emit, cause to bubble, belch forth 1b1) to pour out 1b2) to cause to bubble, ferment 1b3) to pour forth, emit, belch forth |
| a fountain of | מְק֣וֹר | me-KOR | H4726 | fountainמָקוֹר (ma.qor) 1) spring, fountain 1a) spring 1a1) of source of life, joy, purification (fig.) 1b) of the eye (fig.) 1c) source (of menstruous blood) 1d) flow (of blood after child birth) |
| wisdom | חָכְמָֽה׃ | chokh-mah | H2451 | wisdomחׇכְמָה (chokh.mah) 1) wisdom 1a) skill (in war) 1b) wisdom (in administration) 1c) shrewdness, wisdom 1d) wisdom, prudence (in religious affairs) 1e) wisdom (ethical and religious) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.