| 4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 18:4:1 ⧉מַ֣יִםmayimwaters Proverbs 18:4:2 ⧉עֲ֭מֻקִּיםamukimdeep Proverbs 18:4:3 ⧉דִּבְרֵ֣יdivreiwords of Proverbs 18:4:4 ⧉פִי־אִ֑ישׁfiishthe mouth of a man Proverbs 18:4:5 ⧉נַ֥חַלnakhala wadi or stream Proverbs 18:4:6 ⧉נֹ֝בֵ֗עַnoveabubbling up or gushing Proverbs 18:4:7 ⧉מְק֣וֹרmekora spring or source Proverbs 18:4:8 ⧉חָכְמָֽה׃khokmawisdom |
| 4. Formal Translation The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters, a flowing stream, a fountain of wisdom. |
| 4. Dynamic Translation A person’s words can be deep waters, and wisdom surges like a bubbling brook, a fountain of wisdom. |