Verse Comparison: Proverbs 20:5
American Standard Version
Counsel in the heart of man is `like' deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.
Amplified® Bible
Counsel in the heart of man is like water in a deep well, but a man of understanding draws it out.
Contemporary English Version
Someone's thoughts may be as deep as the ocean, but if you are smart, you will discover them.
Darby English Version
Counsel in the heart of man is deep water, and a man of understanding draweth it out.
Good News Bible
A person's thoughts are like water in a deep well, but someone with insight can draw them out.
King James Version
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
New American Standard Bible
A plan in the heart of a man is {like} deep water, But a man of understanding draws it out.
New International Version
The purposes of a man's heart are deep waters,
but a man of understanding draws them out.
New King James Version
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,
But a man of understanding will draw it out.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
A plan in the heart of a man resembles deep water, But a man of understanding draws it out.
Revised Standard Version
The purpose in a man's mind is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Young's Literal Translation
Counsel in the heart of a man `is' deep water, And a man of understanding draweth it up.
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