Proverbs 20:5

Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 18:4 : 4 ¶ The words of a man's mouth [are as] deep waters, [and] the wellspring of wisdom [as] a flowing brook.
  • 1 Cor 2:11 : 11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
  • Ps 64:6 : 6 They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward [thought] of every one [of them], and the heart, [is] deep.

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