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Proverbs 18:4

Hebrew
ESV
The words of a man's mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
NIV
The words of a man's mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
NLT
Wise words are like deep waters; wisdom flows from the wise like a bubbling brook.
LXX
ὕδωρ βαθὺ λόγοςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigλόγος

Meaning

* A word or words * Statement * Message * Speech * Account * Used in John to mean God the Son

Masculine noun. Related to the verb λέγω.

λόγος in Greek Thought

Before the New Testament, λόγος already had deep philosophical use. In Greek philosophy, λόγος was the rational principle that ordered the universe, the divine reason that structured all things. In Heraclitus, λόγος referred to the unifying rational principle behind the constant change in the world.…
ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν

greek

Preposition meaning “in”.
καρδίᾳ ἀνδρός ποταμὸς δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
ἀναπηδύει καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί

greek

Meaning

* And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So

Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and”
πηγὴ ζωῆς
KJV
The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

Proverbs 18:3 ← Proverbs 18:4 → Proverbs 18:5

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