Parallel Verses
World English Bible
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
New American Standard Bible
But a man of understanding draws it out.
King James Version
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Holman Bible
but a man of understanding draws it out.
International Standard Version
The intentions of a person's heart are deep waters, but a discerning person reveals them.
A Conservative Version
Purpose in the heart of man is deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
American Standard Version
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.
Amplified
A plan (motive, wise counsel) in the heart of a man is like water in a deep well,
But a man of understanding draws it out.
Bible in Basic English
The purpose in the heart of a man is like deep water, but a man of good sense will get it out.
Darby Translation
Counsel in the heart of man is deep water, and a man of understanding draweth it out.
Julia Smith Translation
Deep waters are counsel in the heart of man; and a man of understanding will draw it out
King James 2000
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Deep waters [are like] purpose in the heart of a man, and a man of understanding will draw it out.
Modern King James verseion
Wisdom in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Wise counsel in the heart of man is like a water in the deep of the earth; but he that hath understanding bringeth it forth.
NET Bible
Counsel in a person's heart is like deep water, but an understanding person draws it out.
New Heart English Bible
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
The Emphasized Bible
Deep water, is counsel in a man's heart, but, a man of understanding, will draw it out.
Webster
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Youngs Literal Translation
Counsel in the heart of a man is deep water, And a man of understanding draweth it up.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 20:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Foolproof Instructions
4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing. 5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out. 6 Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a faithful man?
Cross References
Psalm 64:6
They plot injustice, saying, "We have made a perfect plan!" Surely man's mind and heart are cunning.
Proverbs 18:4
The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
1 Corinthians 2:11
For who among men knows the things of a man, except the spirit of the man, which is in him? Even so, no one knows the things of God, except God's Spirit.