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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- Proverbs 18:4 The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
- 1 Corinthians 2:11 For who among men knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so, no one knows the things of God except God’s Spirit.
- Psalm 64:6 They plot injustice, saying, “We have made a perfect plan!” Surely man’s mind and heart are cunning.