Parallel PRO 20:5

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BSB  ⇔ The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters,
⇔ but a man of understanding draws them out.

OEB A plan may lie deep in the heart like well-water,
⇔ but a skilful man knows how to draw it up.

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

NET Counsel in a person’s heart is like deep water,
 ⇔ but an understanding person draws it out.

LSV Counsel in the heart of a man [is] deep water,
And a man of understanding draws it up.

FBV Discovering what someone is planning in their mind is like looking at deep water, but a person who has understanding will find out.

T4T  ⇔ Just as it is difficult to bring up water from a deep well, it is difficult to know what people are thinking,
⇔ but someone who has good sense/insight will be able to find out what people are thinking.

LEB  • are like purpose in the heart[fn] of a man,and a man of understanding will draw it[fn] out.

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

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

DRA Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep water: but a wise man will draw it out.

YLT Counsel in the heart of a man [is] deep water, And a man of understanding draweth it up.

DBY Counsel in the heart of man is deep water, and a man of understanding draweth it out.

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

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

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

BB Counsayle in the heart of man is like deepe water: but a man of vnderstanding wyll drawe it out.
  (Counsayle in the heart of man is like deepe water: but a man of understanding will drawe it out.)

GNV The counsell in the heart of man is like deepe waters: but a man that hath vnderstanding, will drawe it out.
  (The council/counsel in the heart of man is like deepe waters: but a man that hath/has understanding, will drawe it out. )

CB Wyse councell in the herte of man is like a water in the depe of the earth, but he that hath vnderstondinge, bryngeth it forth.
  (Wyse council/counsel in the heart of man is like a water in the depe of the earth, but he that hath/has understanding, bringeth/brings it forth.)

WYC As deep watir, so counsel is in the herte of a man; but a wijs man schal drawe it out.
  (As deep water, so counsel is in the heart of a man; but a wijs man shall drawe it out.)

LUT Der Rat im Herzen eines Mannes ist wie tiefe Wasser; aber ein Verständiger kann‘s merken, was er meinet.
  (The advice in_the Herzen eines Mannes is like tiefe water; but a Verständiger kann‘s merken, was he meinet.)

CLV Sicut aqua profunda, sic consilium in corde viri; sed homo sapiens exhauriet illud.
  (Sicut water profunda, so consilium in corde viri; but human sapiens exhauriet illud. )

BRN Counsel in a man's heart is deep water; but a prudent man will draw it out.

BrLXX Ὕδωρ βαθὺ βουλὴ ἐν καρδίᾳ ἀνδρὸς, ἀνὴρ δὲ φρόνιμος ἐξαντλήσει αὐτήν.
  (Hudōr bathu boulaʸ en kardia andros, anaʸr de fronimos exantlaʸsei autaʸn. )