Proverbs Chapter 20 verse 5 Holy Bible
Counsel in the heart of man is `like' deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.
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The purpose in the heart of a man is like deep water, but a man of good sense will get it out.
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Counsel in the heart of man is deep water, and a man of understanding draweth it out.
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Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
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Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.
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Counsel in the heart of a man `is' deep water, And a man of understanding draweth it up.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 5. - Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water. The thoughts and purposes of a man are hidden in his breast like deep water (Proverbs 18:4) in the bosom of the earth, hard to fathom, hard to get. But a man of understanding will draw it out. One who is intelligent and understands human nature penetrates the secret, and, by judicious questions and remarks, draws out (ἐξαντλήσει, Septuagint) the hidden thought.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water.--The wise thoughts of a "man," fitly so-called (comp. Proverbs 18:4), may be hid deep in his breast, like the waters of a well, but a man of understanding knows how to draw them out as by a windlass and bucket (Exodus 2:16).
