Proverbs 20:5
“Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 20:5 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Counsel in the heart of man islikedeep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Tiefes Wasser ist der Ratschluß im Herzen des Mannes, aber ein verständiger Mann schöpft ihn heraus.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Como aguas profundas es el consejo en el corazón del hombre: mas el hombre entendido lo alcanzará.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
O conselho no coração do homem é como águas profundas; mas o homem prudente consegue tirá-lo para fora.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
O propósito que está no coração humano é como águas profundas, mas a pessoa com entendimento trará isso para fora.
📖 Proverbs 20:5 in Context
3It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
5Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
6Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
7The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
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