Proverbs 20:5

Proverbs chapter 20 · verse 5 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

Counsel in the heart of man islikedeep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.

King James Version · 1611

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

American Standard Version · 1901

Counsel in the heart of man islikedeep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.

v.4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

v.5This passage

v.6Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Psalms 64:6
They search out iniquities; We have accomplished, say they, a diligent search: And the inward thought and the heart of every one is deep.
1 Corinthians 2:11
For who among men knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of the man, which is in him? even so the things of God none knoweth, save the Spirit of God.
Proverbs 18:4
The words of a man’s mouth areasdeep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook.