Proverbs 20:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.”
Proverbs 20:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 20:5 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 20:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 20:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.”
Proverbs 20:5 — World English Bible
Proverbs 20:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.”
Proverbs 20:5 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 20:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Counsel in the heart of a man <FI>is<Fi> deep water, And a man of understanding draweth it up.”
Proverbs 20:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 20:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Counsel in the heart of man is deep water, and a man of understanding draweth it out.”
Proverbs 20:5 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 20:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The counsell in the heart of man is like deepe waters: but a man that hath vnderstanding, will drawe it out.”
Proverbs 20:5 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 20:5 in Context — Proverbs 20
3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he 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 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
7 The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
What Does Proverbs 20:5 Mean?
Proverbs 20:5 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 20. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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