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

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

The words a man says are as deep waters—
    a fountain of wisdom is an overflowing stream.

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

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

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20 The positive words that a man speaks[a] fill his stomach;
    he will be satisfied with what his lips produce.
21 The power of the tongue is life and death—
    those who love to talk[b] will eat what it produces.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 18:20 Lit. words from a man’s mouth
  2. Proverbs 18:21 Lit. love it