Cross References

Proverbs 20:5

New International Reader's Version

The purposes of a person’s heart are like deep water. But one who has understanding brings them out.

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They make plans to do what is evil. They say, “We have thought up a perfect plan!” The hearts and minds of people are so clever!

The words of a person’s mouth are like deep water. But the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.

Anyone who refuses to work doesn’t plow in the right season. When they look for a crop at harvest time, they don’t find it.

Many claim to have love that never fails. But who can find a faithful person?

Who can know the thoughts of another person? Only a person’s own spirit can know them. In the same way, only the Spirit of God knows God’s thoughts.