giving food for thought vs profound

giving food for thought

profound

adj
  • Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough 

  • Very deep; very serious 

  • Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading 

  • Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep. 

  • Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive 

How often have the words giving food for thought and profound occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )