Proverbs 20:5
Old Testament • 9 words with Strong's data
"Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out."
Word-by-Word Analysis
עֵצָה
ʻêtsâh
advice; by implication, plan; also prudence
לֵב
lêb
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
דָּמָה
dâmâh
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
תְּהוֹם
tᵉhôwm
an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply)
מַיִם
mayim
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
תָּבוּן
tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
Key Terms in This Verse
תְּהוֹם tᵉhôwm
an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean watersupply)
Study H8415 →תָּבוּן tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
Study H8394 →לֵב lêb
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
Study H3820 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →Cross References
For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.
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