Proverbs 20:5

WEB

⁵Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.

KJV

⁵Counsel^[+] in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

BSB

⁵The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.

FBV

⁵Discovering what someone is planning in their mind is like looking at deep water, but a person who has understanding will find out.

Extra References

Proverbs 18:4

⁴The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.

1 Corinthians 2:11

¹¹For who among men knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so, no one knows the things of God except God’s Spirit.

Psalms 64:6

⁶They plot injustice, saying, “We have made a perfect plan!” Surely man’s mind and heart are cunning.