Proverbs
Proverbs 18:4
4The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters;
the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The words | דִּבְרֵ֣י | diḇ·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of a man’s | אִ֑ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| mouth | פִי־ | p̄î- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6310 mouth |
| are deep | עֲ֭מֻקִּים | ‘ă·muq·qîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H6013 deep |
| waters | מַ֣יִם | ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| the fountain | מְק֣וֹר | mə·qō·wr | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4726 spring, fountain |
| of wisdom | חָכְמָֽה׃ | ḥāḵ·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H2451 wisdom |
| is a bubbling | נֹ֝בֵ֗עַ | nō·ḇê·a‘ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5042 flow, spring, bubble up |
| brook | נַ֥חַל | na·ḥal | Noun - masculine singular | H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 20:5 · Proverbs 10:11 · Colossians 4:6 · John 4:14 · Proverbs 13:14 · John 7:38–39 · Colossians 3:16 · Psalm 78:2 · Matthew 12:34 · Proverbs 16:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.