The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
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Gill's Exposition
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…
Barnes' Notes
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…
Matthew Henry
The similitudes here seem to be elegantly transposed. 1. The well-spring of wisdom is as deep waters. An intelligent knowing man has in him a good treasure of useful things, which furnishes him with…
Cambridge Bible
a man's mouth The second clause of the verse limits and interprets the first. It is of a wiseman's mouth that the proverb speaks. His words are "as deep waters," because they are no mere shallow talk,…
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