A Man's Words

“The worlds of a man’s mouth are deep waters, a flowing river, a fountain of wisdom.”

~Proverbs 18:4

I wonder if this is speaking of three different cases of men? It sounds like it could.

First is the man whose words are like deep waters. Deep waters move slowly and hide a lot. Some men don’t say too much, but what they do say is worth paying attention to.

Some men are like the flowing river—they never seem to shut up. There is a constant flow of words. They speak a lot, but they don’t say anything.

Then there is a man whose words are like a fountain. Springs are rare and harder to find. The water is cool and clean, filtered by the earth—refreshing to drink. When you find a man like this, who speaks because he has something to say and has the wisdom to keep his mouth shut when he doesn’t—this man you should seek out and listen to. This man is a gift from God—and we need more of them!