Proverbs 20:5⥂
KJV:
Counsel in the heart of man [is like] deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
BSB:
The intentions of a man’s heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out.
Hebrew:
מַ֣יִם עֲ֭מֻקִּים עֵצָ֣ה בְלֶב־ אִ֑ישׁ וְאִ֖ישׁ תְּבוּנָ֣ה יִדְלֶֽנָּה׃
Topics:
CROSS-QUESTIONING • PRUDENCE
LXX:
Greek Text
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| Translation | Hebrew/Aramaic | Transliteration [morphology] | Texts |
|---|---|---|---|
| [is] water | מַ֣יִם | Ma.yimHNcmpa | L |
| deep | עֲ֭מֻקִּים | 'A.mu.kimHAampa | L |
| a plan | עֵצָ֣ה | 'e.TzahHNcfsa | L |
| in [the] heart of | בְלֶב־ | ve.HR lev-HNcmsc | L |
| a person | אִ֑ישׁ | 'IshHNcmsa | L |
| and a person of | וְאִ֖ישׁ | ve.HC 'IshHNcmsc | L |
| understanding | תְּבוּנָ֣ה | te.vu.NahHNcfsa | L |
| he draws out it | יִדְלֶֽנָּה׃ | yid.Le.HVqi3ms nahHSp3fs | L |
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