SEV Biblia, Chapter 18:4
¶ Aguas profundas son las palabras de la boca del hombre; y arroyo revertiente, la fuente de la sabiduría.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Proverbs 18:4
Verse 4. The words of a man's mouth ] That is, the wise sayings of a wise man are like deep waters; howsoever much you pump or draw off, you do not appear to lessen them. The well-spring of wisdom ] Where there is a sound understanding, and a deep, well-informed mind, its wisdom and its counsels are an incessant stream, hmkj rwqm mekor chochmah, "the vein of wisdom," ever throwing out its healthy streams: but µyyj rwqm mekor chaiyim, "the vein of LIVES," is the reading of eight of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS., and is countenanced by the Septuagint, phgh zwhv, "the fountain of life." And so the Arabic, . This is the more likely to be the true reading, because the figure of the heart propelling the blood through the great aorta, to send it to all parts of the animal system, is a favourite with Solomon, as it was with his father, David. See the note on Psa. xxxvi. 9; chap. x. 11, &c.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 4. The words of a man’s mouth [are as] deep waters , etc.] The words of a great and mighty man; of an excellent and valuable man, as Jarchi; or of a wise man, as Aben Ezra. The doctrines which such a man has imbibed, and his heart is full of and his mouth utters, are like to “waters”, pure, purifying, and refreshing; to “deep waters”, which make no noise, and cannot be easily fathomed: such are the deep mysteries of grace, the wisdom of God in a mystery, spoken among them that are perfect; of which a good man makes no boast, but humbly declares; out of the abundance of his heart, his mouth speaks; [and] the wellspring of wisdom [as] a flowing brook ; there is a spring of spiritual wisdom and knowledge in him; a well of living water, springing up unto everlasting life; and from thence it flows freely and constantly; communicating itself liberally unto others, and ministering grace to the hearers, for their edification.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 4 - The well-spring of wisdom in the heart of a believer, continuall supplies words of wisdom.
Original Hebrew
מים 4325 עמקים 6013 דברי 1697 פי 6310 אישׁ 376 נחל 5158 נבע 5042 מקור 4726 חכמה׃ 2451
