PRO 18:4 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Ὕδωρ βαθὺ λόγος ἐν καρδίᾳ ἀνδρὸς, ποταμὸς δὲ ἀναπηδύει καὶ πηγὴ ζωῆς.
(Hudōr bathu logos en kardia andros, potamos de anapaʸduei kai paʸgaʸ zōaʸs. )

BrTr A word in the heart of a man is a deep water, and a river and fountain of life spring forth.

ULT The words of the mouth of a man are deep waters;
⇔ a fountain of wisdom is a gushing stream.

UST What wise people say is as profound as a deep ocean.
⇔ Wise people are like a fountain or brook that flows abundantly with what is wise.

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

OEB The words that are found on wise lips are deep waters,
⇔ a bubbling brook, a fountain of life.

WEBBE The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters.
⇔ The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The words of a person’s mouth are like deep waters,
⇔ and the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.

LSV The words of a man’s mouth [are] deep waters,
The fountain of wisdom [is] a flowing brook.

FBV People's words can be profound like deep waters, a gushing stream that is the source of wisdom.

T4T ⇔ What wise people say is like a deep ocean that you can never get to the bottom of [MET],
⇔ and it refreshes us like water from a rapidly flowing stream.

LEB • are words of the mouth of a man; a gushing stream is a fountain of wisdom.

BBE The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters: the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.

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JPS The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters; a flowing brook, a fountain of wisdom.

ASV The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters;
⇔ The wellspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook.

DRA Words from the mouth of a men are as deep water: and the fountain of wisdom as an overflowing stream.

YLT Deep waters [are] the words of a man's mouth, The fountain of wisdom [is] a flowing brook.

Drby The words of a man's mouth are deep waters, [and] the fountain of wisdom is a gushing brook.

RV The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters; the wellspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook.

Wbstr The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the well-spring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

KJB-1769 The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

KJB-1611 [fn]The words of a mans mouth, are as deepe waters, and the well-spring of wisedome as a flowing brooke.
(The words of a mans mouth, are as deepe waters, and the well-spring of wisdom as a flowing brook.)

18:4 Cha.20.5.

Bshps The wordes of a wyse mans mouth are lyke deepe waters: and the well of wisdome is like a full streame.
(The words of a wise mans mouth are like deepe waters: and the well of wisdom is like a full streame.)

Gnva The words of a mans mouth are like deepe waters, and the welspring of wisdome is like a flowing riuer.
(The words of a mans mouth are like deepe waters, and the welspring of wisdom is like a flowing river. )

Cvdl The wordes of a mas mouth are like depe waters, and the well of wy?dome is like a full streame.
(The words of a mas mouth are like depe waters, and the well of wisdom is like a full streame.)

Wycl Deep watir is the wordis of the mouth of a man; and a stronde fletinge ouer is the welle of wisdom.
(Deep water is the words of the mouth of a man; and a stream/river fletinge over is the welle of wisdom.)

Luth Die Worte in eines Munde sind wie tiefe Wasser, und die Quelle der Weisheit ist ein voller Strom.
(The words in one mouth are like tiefe water, and the Quelle the/of_the Weisheit is a voller Strom.)

ClVg Aqua profunda verba ex ore viri, et torrens redundans fons sapientiæ.[fn]
(Aqua profunda words from ore viri, and torrens redundans fons sapientiæ. )

18.4 Aqua profunda. Quia Dominus et apostoli palam utriusque Testamenti sacramenta mundo reserabant, de quibus subdit: Et torrens redundans fons sapientiæ. Aqua profunda, id est, verba sapientium lavant mentes et rigant, ne peccatorum sorde deformes remaneant aut ariditate deficiant.

18.4 Aqua profunda. Because Master and apostoli palam utriusque Testamenti sacramenta mundo reserabant, about to_whom subdit: And torrens redundans fons sapientiæ. Aqua profunda, id it_is, words sapientium lavant mentes and rigant, not sinners sorde deformes remaneant aut ariditate deficiant.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

דִּבְרֵ֣י פִי־אִ֑ישׁ

words mouth (a)_man

This phrase refers to the words that a man says by using his mouth. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “The words that a man says with his mouth”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

דִּבְרֵ֣י פִי־אִ֑ישׁ

words mouth (a)_man

The second clause indicates that Solomon is referring to wise words spoken by a wise man. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “The wise words of the mouth of a wise man”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

פִי־אִ֑ישׁ

mouth (a)_man

Here, the mouth and a man represent mouths and people in general, not one particular mouth and man. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a more natural expression. Alternate translation: “the mouths of people”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מַ֣יִם עֲ֭מֻקִּים

waters deep

Here Solomon speaks of a wise man’s words being profound as if they were deep waters. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “are profound” or “are deep like deep waters”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

מְק֣וֹר חָכְמָֽה

fountain wisdom

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe a fountain that gives wisdom. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “a fountain that gives wisdom”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מְק֣וֹר חָכְמָֽה

fountain wisdom

Here Solomon speaks of a wise person being a source of wisdom as if he were a fountain. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “a wise person is a source of wisdom and” or “a wise person is like a fountain of wisdom and”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

חָכְמָֽה

wisdom

See how you translated the abstract noun wisdom in 1:2.

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

נַ֥חַל נֹ֝בֵ֗עַ

brook bubbling

Here Solomon speaks of a wise person having plentiful wisdom as if he were a gushing stream. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly or use a simile. Alternate translation: “flows plentifully” or “is plentiful like a gushing stream”

Parallel PRO 18:4