⁴ The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters: the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.

⁵ The purpose in the heart of a man is like deep water, but a man of good sense will get it out.

¹⁴ The teaching of the wise is a fountain of life, turning men away from the nets of death.

¹¹ The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.

⁶ Let your talk be with grace, mixed with salt, so that you may be able to give an answer to everyone.

¹⁶ Let the word of Christ be in you in all wealth of wisdom; teaching and helping one another with songs of praise and holy words, making melody to God with grace in your hearts.

³⁸ He who has faith in me, out of his body, as the Writings have said, will come rivers of living water.

³⁹ This he said of the Spirit which would be given to those who had faith in him: the Spirit had not been given then, because the glory of Jesus was still to come.

¹⁴ But whoever takes the water I give him will never be in need of drink again; for the water I give him will become in him a fountain of eternal life.

³⁴ You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.

²² Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it; but the punishment of the foolish is their foolish behaviour.

² Opening my mouth I will give out a story, even the dark sayings of old times;