Proverbs 20:5
Compared across 30 translations
English
A plan (motive, wise counsel) in the heart of a man is like water in a deep well,But a man of understanding draws it out.
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Knowing what is right is like deep water in the heart; a wise person draws from the well within.
A plan in the heart of a man is like deep water,But a man of understanding draws it out.
The purposes of a person’s heart are like deep water. But one who has understanding brings them out.
The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.
The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.
Though good advice lies deep within the heart, a person with understanding will draw it out.
Arabic
نَوَايَا قَلْبِ الْمَرْءِ كَمَاءٍ عَمِيقٍ وَالْعَاقِلُ مَنْ يَسْتَخْرِجُهَا.
Danish
Et menneskes motiver er som vandet i en dyb brønd, men den kloge formår at få dem op til overfladen.
German
Die Gedanken eines Menschen sind unergründlich wie ein tiefer See, aber ein Menschenkenner durchschaut sie und bringt sie ans Licht.
Spanish
Los pensamientos humanos son aguas profundas; el que es inteligente los capta fácilmente.
Los pensamientos humanos son aguas profundas; el que es inteligente los capta fácilmente.
French
Les projets que forme l’homme dans son cœur sont comme des eaux profondes,mais l’homme intelligent sait y puiser.
Hiligaynon
Mahimo nga ang panghunahuna sang isa ka tawo pareho sa tubig nga madalom, pero kon maalamon ka, matungkad mo ini.
Japanese
人が心の中で考えていることを、知恵のある人はうまく引き出して役立てます。
Korean
사람 마음속의 계획은 깊은 물과 같지만 통찰력을 가진 사람은 그것을 길어 낸다.
nl
Het hart van een verstandig man is een onuitputtelijk reservoir van wijsheid. Wie verstandig is, tracht van hem te leren.
Portuguese
Os propósitos do coração do homem são águas profundas,mas quem tem discernimento os traz à tona.
Por mais fundo que se escondam no coração do ser humano os seus pensamentos,um indivíduo com bom entendimento saberá tirá-los para fora.
Romanian
Sfaturile inimii unui om sunt ca nişte ape adânci, dar cel priceput ştie să scoată din ele.
Russian
Замыслы в человеческом сердце – глубокие воды, но разумный сможет их вычерпать.
Замыслы в человеческом сердце – глубокие воды, но разумный сможет их вычерпать.
Замыслы в человеческом сердце – глубокие воды, но разумный сможет их вычерпать.
Замыслы в человеческом сердце – глубокие воды,но разумный сможет их вычерпать.
Swedish
En människas innersta tankar är som djupt vatten, men den kloke öser upp dem.
Thai
ความคิดดีเหมือนน้ำที่อยู่ลึกในใจคนแต่คนที่มีความเข้าใจก็ตักมันออกมาได้
zh-Hant
人心的謀略如深水， 唯有哲士才能汲取。