Zhēnyán 18:4

4 Rénkǒu zhōng de yányǔ , rútóng shēn shuǐ . zhìhuì de quányuán , hǎoxiàng yǒng liú de hé shuǐ .

Zhēnyán 18:4 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 18:4

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 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.

Zhēnyán 18:4 In-Context

2 Yúmeì rén bù xǐaì míng zhé , zhī xǐaì xiǎnlù xīnyì .
3 È rén lái , miǎoshì suí lái . xiūchǐ dào , rǔmà tóng dào .
4 Rénkǒu zhōng de yányǔ , rútóng shēn shuǐ . zhìhuì de quányuán , hǎoxiàng yǒng liú de hé shuǐ .
5 Zhān xùn è rén de qíngmian , piān duàn yì rén de ànjiàn , dōu wèi bù shàn .
6 Yúmeì rén zhāng zuǐqǐ zhēng duān , kāikǒu zhāo biāndǎ .
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