Proverbs 18:4,8
Proverbs 18:4 The Message (MSG)
Many words rush along like rivers in flood, but deep wisdom flows up from artesian springs.
Proverbs 18:8 The Message (MSG)
Listening to gossip is like eating cheap candy; do you really want junk like that in your belly?
Proverbs 18:4 King James Version (KJV)
The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, And the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
Proverbs 18:8 King James Version (KJV)
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, And they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Proverbs 18:4 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; The fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
Proverbs 18:8 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.
Proverbs 18:4 New Century Version (NCV)
Spoken words can be like deep water, but wisdom is like a flowing stream.
Proverbs 18:8 New Century Version (NCV)
The words of a gossip are like tasty bits of food. People like to gobble them up.
Proverbs 18:4 American Standard Version (ASV)
The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook.
Proverbs 18:8 American Standard Version (ASV)
The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.
Proverbs 18:4 New International Version (NIV)
The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
Proverbs 18:8 New International Version (NIV)
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.
Proverbs 18:4 New King James Version (NKJV)
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is a flowing brook.
Proverbs 18:8 New King James Version (NKJV)
The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, And they go down into the inmost body.
Proverbs 18:4 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters [copious and difficult to fathom]; The fountain of [mature, godly] wisdom is like a bubbling stream [sparkling, fresh, pure, and life-giving].
Proverbs 18:8 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The words of a whisperer (gossip) are like dainty morsels [to be greedily eaten]; They go down into the innermost chambers of the body [to be remembered and mused upon].
Proverbs 18:4 New Living Translation (NLT)
Wise words are like deep waters; wisdom flows from the wise like a bubbling brook.
Proverbs 18:8 New Living Translation (NLT)
Rumors are dainty morsels that sink deep into one’s heart.
Proverbs 18:4 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Words of wisdom are like a fresh, flowing brook— like deep waters that spring forth from within, bubbling up inside the one with understanding.
Proverbs 18:8 The Passion Translation (TPT)
The words of a gossip merely reveal the wounds of his own soul, and his slander penetrates into the innermost being.