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but a person of understanding draws it out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Counsel in a man's heart is deep water; but a man of understanding draws it out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/20.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Someone's thoughts may be as deep as the ocean, but if you are smart, you will discover them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/20.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />A person's thoughts are like water in a deep well, but someone with insight can draw them out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/20.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />A motive in the human heart is like deep water, and a person who has understanding draws it out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/20.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The intentions of a person's heart are deep waters, but a discerning person reveals them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/20.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Counsel in a person's heart is like deep water, but an understanding person draws it out. </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Counsel in the heart of man <i>is like</i> deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/20.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Counsel in the heart of man <i>is like</i> deep water, But a man of understanding will draw it out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/proverbs/20.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/20.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/20.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/proverbs/20.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/20.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/proverbs/20.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />A plan in the heart of man <i>is like</i> deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/proverbs/20.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Counsel in the heart of man is deep water, and a man of understanding draweth it out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/20.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/20.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/proverbs/20.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />The counsell in the heart of man is like deepe waters: but a man that hath vnderstanding, will drawe it out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/proverbs/20.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />Counsayle in the heart of man is like deepe water: but a man of vnderstanding wyll drawe it out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/proverbs/20.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />Wyse councell in the herte of man is like a water in the depe of the earth, but he that hath vnderstondinge, bryngeth it forth.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/20.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Counsel in the heart of a man [is] deep water, "" And a man of understanding draws it up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Counsel in the heart of a man is deep water, And a man of understanding draweth it up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/20.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Deep waters are counsel in the heart of man; and a man of understanding will draw it out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/20.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep water: but a wise man will draw it out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/20.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep waters. But a wise man will draw it out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/20.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The word in the heart of the King is deep, and a wise man will draw it out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/20.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The counsel in a king's heart is deep; but a wise man will draw it out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/20.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/20.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Counsel in a man's heart is deep water; but a prudent man will draw it out.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/proverbs/20.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/6098.htm" title="6098: ‘ê·ṣāh (N-fs) -- Counsel, advice. From ya'ats; advice; by implication, plan; also prudence.">The intentions</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">of a man’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: ḇə·leḇ- (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/6013.htm" title="6013: ‘ă·muq·qîm (Adj-mp) -- From amaq; deep.">are deep</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">waters,</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: wə·’îš (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">but a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/8394.htm" title="8394: tə·ḇū·nāh (N-fs) -- An understanding. And tbuwnah; or towbunah; from biyn; intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice.">of understanding</a> <a href="/hebrew/1802.htm" title="1802: yiḏ·len·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 3fse) -- A primitive root; properly, to dangle, i.e. To let down a bucket; figuratively, to deliver.">draws them out.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/proverbs/20.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/6098.htm" title="6098. etsah (ay-tsaw') -- counsel, advice">Counsel</a><a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820. leb (labe) -- inner man, mind, will, heart"> in the heart</a><a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376. 'iysh (eesh) -- man"> of a man</a><a href="/hebrew/6013.htm" title="6013. amoq (aw-moke') -- deep"> [is] deep</a><a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325. mayim (mah'-yim) -- waters, water"> water</a><a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376. 'iysh (eesh) -- man">, And a man</a><a href="/hebrew/8394.htm" title="8394. tabuwn (taw-boon') -- an understanding"> of understanding</a><a href="/hebrew/1802.htm" title="1802. dalah (daw-law') -- draw"> draweth it up.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/20.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/6098.htm" title="עֵצָה_1 ncfsa 6098">Counsel</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsa 376"> a man’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="לֵב ncmsc 3820"> heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/6013.htm" title="עָמֹק ampa 6013"> is deep</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="מַיִם ncmpa 4325"> water</a>; <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">but</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="אִישׁ ncmsc 376"> a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/8394.htm" title="תְּבוּנָה ncfsa 8394"> of understanding</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ָהּ psv3fsXe"> draws it</a> <a href="/hebrew/1802.htm" title="דלה_1 vqi3ms 1802"> out</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/proverbs/20.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/6098.htm" title="6098. etsah (ay-tsaw') -- counsel, advice">A plan</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820. leb (labe) -- inner man, mind, will, heart">in the heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376. 'iysh (eesh) -- man">of a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/6013.htm" title="6013. amoq (aw-moke') -- deep">is [like] deep</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325. mayim (mah'-yim) -- waters, water">water,</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376. 'iysh (eesh) -- man">But a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/8394.htm" title="8394. tabuwn (taw-boon') -- an understanding">of understanding</a> <a href="/hebrew/1802a.htm" title="1802a">draws</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="Strong's">it out.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/20.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/6098.htm" title="6098. etsah (ay-tsaw') -- counsel, advice">Counsel</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820. leb (labe) -- inner man, mind, will, heart">in the heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376. 'iysh (eesh) -- man">of man</a> <a href="/hebrew/6013.htm" title="6013. amoq (aw-moke') -- deep">[is like] deep</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325. mayim (mah'-yim) -- waters, water">water;</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376. 'iysh (eesh) -- man">but a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/8394.htm" title="8394. tabuwn (taw-boon') -- an understanding">of understanding</a> <a href="/hebrew/1802.htm" title="1802. dalah (daw-law') -- draw">will draw it out.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../proverbs/20-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Proverbs 20:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Proverbs 20:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../proverbs/20-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Proverbs 20:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Proverbs 20:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>