Verse List for PROV 20:5

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OET (OET-RV) The plans in a person’s mind are like deep water, ⇔ ^ but an understanding person will draw them out.

OET-LV is_water deep a _plan in_the_heart _of a _person and_a _person _of understanding he_draws _it _out.

ULT Counsel in the heart of a man, is deep waters, ⇔ but a man of understanding will draw it out.

UST Knowing what people are thinking and planning is as difficult as drawing water out of a deep well, ⇔  but discerning people are able to do so.

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

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB 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 • Deep waters are like purpose in the heart[fn] of a man,
• and a man of understanding will draw it[fn] out.

BBE The purpose in the heart of a man is like deep water, but a man of good sense will get it out.

Moff A man’s mind may lie deep as water in a well ⇔  but a clever man will draw it from him.

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.

Drby 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.

SLT Deep waters are counsel in the heart of man; and a man of understanding will draw it out.

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

KJB-1769 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

KJB-1611 Counsell in the heart of man is like deepe water: but a man of vnderstanding will draw it out.
(Counsell in the heart of man is like deep water: but a man of understanding will draw it out.)

Bshps 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 deep water: but a man of understanding will draw it out.)

Gnva 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 deep waters: but a man that hath/has understanding, will draw it out.)

Cvdl 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 deep of the earth, but he that hath/has understanding, bringeth/brings it forth.)

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

Luth Der Rat im Herzen eines Mannes ist wie tiefe Wasser; aber ein Verständiger kann‘s merken, was er meinet.
(The advice in_the heart(s) one/a man’s is as/like depth water; but a Verständiger can remember/realise, what/which he meant.)

ClVg Sicut aqua profunda, sic consilium in corde viri; sed homo sapiens exhauriet illud.
(Like water deep, so advice in/into/on heart men; but man wise exhauriet it/this/that.)

UHB מַ֣יִם עֲ֭מֻקִּים עֵצָ֣ה בְ⁠לֶב־אִ֑ישׁ וְ⁠אִ֖ישׁ תְּבוּנָ֣ה יִדְלֶֽ⁠נָּה׃ ‡

BrLXX Ὕδωρ βαθὺ βουλὴ ἐν καρδίᾳ ἀνδρὸς, ἀνὴρ δὲ φρόνιμος ἐξαντλήσει αὐτήν.

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