Verse 5

Counsel in a person’s heart is like deep water, but an understanding person draws it out.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 18:4 : 4 The words of a person’s mouth are like deep waters, and the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
  • 1 Cor 2:11 : 11 For who among men knows the things of a man except the man’s spirit within him? So too, no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.
  • Ps 64:6 : 6 They devise unjust schemes; they disguise a well-conceived plot. Man’s inner thoughts cannot be discovered.