Proverbs 18:4
“The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters,.... The words of a great and mighty man; of an excellent and valuable…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The parallelism of the two clauses is probably one of contrast. If so, the proverb is a comparison between all teaching…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
The similitudes here seem to be elegantly transposed. 1. The well-spring of wisdom is as deep waters. An intelligent…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
a man's mouth The second clause of the verse limits and interprets the first. It is of a wiseman's mouth that the…
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