Proverbs 18:4
“The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.”
What does Proverbs 18:4 mean?
When we speak, our words can have depths we don't always recognize, much like looking into a well where you can't see the bottom. This verse invites us to notice that what comes out of our mouths reflects something profound going on inside us, whether that's shallow thinking or genuine wisdom. The second part shifts to something hopeful: wisdom isn't stagnant or locked away, but rather flows naturally like a stream that refreshes everything around it. There's an invitation here to cultivate the kind of inner life that produces words worth speaking, words that actually nourish the people listening to us.