Proverbs 18:4
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 18
“The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.”Proverbs 18:4
What Does Proverbs 18:4 Mean?
Proverbs 18:4 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 18, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Wisdom, and Self-Control.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 18:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
John 7:38“He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.”Proverbs 18:21“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”Proverbs 20:5“Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.”Proverbs 10:11“The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.”Colossians 4:6“Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.”Proverbs 13:14“The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.”John 4:14“But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.”Colossians 3:16“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”Psalms 78:2“I will open my mouth in a parable: I will utter dark sayings of old:”Proverbs 16:22“Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.”Matthew 12:34“O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.”Matthew 13:52“Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.”2 Chronicles 9:2“And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not.”
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