“Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.”
Proverbs 20:5 (KJV) |
Proverbs 20:5
From Proverbs 20, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).
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It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
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The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
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Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
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Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
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The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.