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Proverbs · Chapter 20

Proverbs 20:5

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.

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Before · Proverbs 20:3–4

3It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling. 4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

5Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.

After · Proverbs 20:6–7

6Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a faithful man? 7A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.

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