Proverbs 20:5
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 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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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [is] water | מַ֣יִם | MA-yim | H4325G | waterמַי (ma.yim) 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.) |
| deep | עֲ֭מֻקִּים | 'A-mu-kim | H6013 | deepעָמֹק (a.moq) 1) deep, mysterious, depths 1a) deep 1b) unsearchable |
| a plan | עֵצָ֣ה | 'e-TZAH | H6098 | counselעֵצָה (e.tsah) counsel, advice, purpose |
| in [the] heart of | בְלֶב־ | ve-lev- | H3820A | mindבָּל (bal) mind, heart Aramaic of lev (לֵב "heart" H3820A) |
| a person | אִ֑ישׁ | 'Ish | H0376G | manאִישׁ (ish) : man 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) |
| and a person of | וְאִ֖ישׁ | ve-'ISH | H0376G | manאִישׁ (ish) : man 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) |
| understanding | תְּבוּנָ֣ה | te-vu-NAH | H8394 | understandingתְּבוּנָה (ta.vu.nah) 1) understanding, intelligence 1a) the act of understanding 1a1) skill 1b) the faculty of understanding 1b1) intelligence, understanding, insight 1c) the object of knowledge 1d) teacher (personification) |
| he draws out it | יִדְלֶֽנָּה׃ | yid-LE-nah | H1802 | to draw (up/out)דָּלָה (da.lah) 1) to draw, dangle 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to draw 1a2) drawing advice (fig.) 1b) (Piel) to draw up |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.