Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Proverbs 18:4
The words of a man's mouth [are as] deep (d) waters, [and] the wellspring of wisdom [as] a flowing brook.
(d) Which can never be drawn empty, but always bring profit.
The words of a man's mouth [are as] deep (d) waters, [and] the wellspring of wisdom [as] a flowing brook.
(d) Which can never be drawn empty, but always bring profit.
Verse Proverbs 18:4. _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-SP...
The parallelism of the two clauses is probably one of contrast. If so, the proverb is a comparison between all teaching from without and that of the light within. “The words of a man’s mouth” are dark...
CHAPTER 18 PROVERBS OF PERSONAL INSTRUCTION There is first a warning against separation produced by desire, that is for gratification and pleasure, and not for a righteous purpose. Such a one becomes...
PROVERBS 18:1. MT yields no satisfactory sense. The LXX reads The man who wishes to separate from his friends seeks pretexts, but is always liable to reproach. Frankenberg renders the alienated friend...
WORDS. Hebrew. _dabar._ App-73. WISDOM. Hebrew. _chakmah._ See note on Proverbs 1:2. FLOWING BROOK. a gushing torrent. Hebrew. _nahal._...
_a man's mouth_ The second clause of the verse limits and interprets the first. It is of a _wise_man's mouth that the proverb speaks. His words are "as deep waters," because they are no mere shallow t...
CHAPTER 18 TEXT Proverbs 18:1-12 1. He that separateth himself seeketh his own desire, And rageth against all sound wisdom. 2. A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart ma...
The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook. THE WORDS OF A MAN'S MOUTH (ARE AS) DEEP WATERS - i:e., a wise man's words, as the parallel clause sh...
18:4 gushing (k-17) As Psalms 19:2 ; Psalms 78:2 ; Psalms 119:171 ....
1. Lit. 'One who separates himself seeks desire, quarrels with all wisdom.' This would mean that a solitary recluse follows his own wishes and opposes everything reasonable. But LXX suggests, 'The ali...
The second half of the v. shows that it is a _wise_ man who is in view; his words are 'as deep waters,' i.e. are inexhaustible; he is ever ready to give helpful answers....
A man’s words may be hard to understand. The man may try to hide his real thoughts. It is difficult for a swimmer to dive down to the deep water. Wisdom is easy to understand. It is easy to distingui...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 18 V1 An unfriendly man is selfish. He is not sensible. V2 A foo
THE WORDS OF A MAN’S MOUTH ARE AS DEEP WATERS... — _i.e.,_ the words of a “man,” properly so called, are as deep waters which cannot be easily fathomed; they are a copious stream, which flows from a n...
מַ֣יִם עֲ֭מֻקִּים דִּבְרֵ֣י פִי ־אִ֑ישׁ נַ֥חַל...
CHAPTER 19 THE EVIL OF ISOLATION "He that separates himself follows after his own desire, but against all sound wisdom he shows his teeth."- Proverbs 18:1 FROM the value of friendship there is a nat...
Verse Proverbs 18:1. The protest of this proverb is against the self-satisfaction which makes a man separate himself from the thoughts and opinions of others. Such a one finally "rages against," or "q...
_Man, who is just and wise. His advice deserves attention, chap. xx. 5._...
A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach. The words of a man's mouth are as deep w...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
THE WORDS OF A MAN'S MOUTH [ARE AS] DEEP WATERS,.... 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 ha...
The words of a man's mouth [are as] deep waters, [and] the wellspring of wisdom [as] a flowing brook. Ver. 4. The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters.] Fitly are the words of the wise resembled...
_The words of a man's mouth_ Of a wise man's; _are as deep waters_ Full of deep wisdom; _and the well-spring of wisdom as a flowing brook_ That wisdom which is in his heart is continually pouring fort...
V. 4. THE WORDS OF A MAN'S MOUTH ARE AS DEEP WATERS, hard to fathom and exhaust, if he really has something to say, AND THE WELL-SPRING OF WISDOM AS A FLOWING BROOK, literally, "a bubbling brook," a f...
A MAN S, i.e. a wise man s, as the next clause explains this; who is worthy of the name and hath the understanding of a man in him. This Hebrew word ofttimes notes an eminent or excellent person, and...
Proverbs 18:4 words H1697 mans H376 mouth H6310 deep H6013 waters H4325 wellspring H4726 wisdom H2451 flowing H5042
THE WORDS OF THE WISE ARE A WELLSPRING OF WISDOM, BUT A FOOL'S WORDS RESULT IN MISERY FOR HIM, AND FINALLY BRING ABOUT HIS RUIN (PROVERBS 18:3). As with the previous subsection, this subsection majors...
CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: The only zone of safety is the name of the Lord which is the strong tower in which one may find rest and be fortified again...
Proverbs 18:1. _Through desire a man having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom._ יתגלע _yithgalâ;_ this word occurs but thrice, and only in the book of Proverbs; viz. here, a...
_The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters._ THE IMPORTANCE OF LANGUAGE Language is one of the principal tests and standards of civilisation. The study of language is one of the most naturally i...
CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 18:4. The last clause of this verse may be divided into two smaller ones and placed in apposition, thus: _“a bubbling brook,”—a fountain of wisdom_. Fausset remarks that the...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 18:1 This is a difficult verse, and has obtained various interpretations. The Authorized Version gives, THROUGH DESIRE A MAN, HAVING SEPARATED HIMSELF, SEEKETH AND INTERMEDDLETH W...
Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeks and intermeddleth with all wisdom. A fool has no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. When the wicked comes, then com...
Colossians 3:16; Colossians 4:6; John 4:14; John 7:38; John 7:39;...
A man's — A wise man's. As a brook — That wisdom which is in his heart is continually pouring forth wise and good counsels....