The words of a man's mouth are (A)deep waters;
    the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.

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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.

20 (A)From the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach is satisfied;
    he is satisfied by the yield of his lips.
21 (B)Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
    and those who love it will eat its fruits.

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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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