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Proverbs 20:5
Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep water: but a wise man will draw it out.
Proverbs 20:5 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
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Proverbs 20:5 in other translations
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
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In context
2 As the roaring of a lion, so also is the dread of a king: he that provoketh him, sinneth against his own soul.
3 It is an honour for a man to separate himself from quarrels: but all fools are meddling with reproaches.
4 Because of the cold the sluggard would not plough: he shall beg therefore in the summer, and it shall not be given him.
5 Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep water: but a wise man will draw it out.
6 Many men are called merciful: but who shall find a faithful man?
7 The just that walketh in his simplicity, shall leave behind him blessed children.
8 The king, that sitteth on the throne of judgment, scattereth away all evil with his look.
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