The words of the mouth are deep waters,(A)
    but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.

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The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters,(A)
a flowing river, a fountain of wisdom.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:4 Or waters; a fountain of wisdom is a flowing river.

The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

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20 From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled;
    with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.(A)

21 The tongue has the power of life and death,(B)
    and those who love it will eat its fruit.(C)

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20 From the fruit of his mouth a man’s stomach is satisfied;
he is filled with the product of his lips.(A)

21 Life and death are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.(B)

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20 A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.

21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

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