Proverbs 18:4 meaning and explanation

The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.

Proverbs 18:4, Berean Standard Bible

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Proverbs 18:4 comes from a collection of Solomon's sayings, and it compares two kinds of speech. A person's words are "deep waters," an image of something hidden, perhaps murky and hard to fathom.

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