The words of a person’s mouth are (A)deep waters;
[a]The fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.

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  1. Proverbs 18:4 Or A bubbling brook, a fountain of wisdom

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

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One who gets [a]wisdom loves his own soul;
One who keeps understanding will (A)find good.

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  1. Proverbs 19:8 Lit heart

He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

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(A)By wisdom a house is built,
And by understanding it is established;

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Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

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Wisdom is (A)too exalted for a fool,
He does not open his mouth (B)at the gate.

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Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

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14 Know that (A)wisdom is the same for your soul;
If you find it, then there will be a [a](B)future,
And your hope will not be cut off.

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  1. Proverbs 24:14 Lit latter end

14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soul: when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy expectation shall not be cut off.

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26 One who (A)trusts in his own heart is a fool,
But one who walks wisely will flee to safety.

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26 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

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24 Four things are small on the earth,
But they are exceedingly wise:
25 The (A)ants are not a strong people,
But they prepare their food in the summer;
26 The (B)rock hyraxes are not a mighty people,
Yet they make their houses in the rocks;
27 The locusts have no king,
Yet all of them go out in (C)ranks;
28 The lizard you may grasp with the hands,
Yet it is in kings’ palaces.

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24 There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:

25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;

26 The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;

27 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;

28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.

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