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Proverbs 20:4–5
Proverbs 20:4–5 — New International Version (2011) (NIV)
4 Sluggards do not plow in season;
so at harvest time they look but find nothing.
5 The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters,
but one who has insight draws them out.
Proverbs 20:4–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold;
Therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water;
But a man of understanding will draw it out.
Proverbs 20:4–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)
4 Those too lazy to plow in the right season
will have no food at the harvest.
5 Though good advice lies deep within the heart,
a person with understanding will draw it out.
Proverbs 20:4–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
4 The lazy man will not plow because of winter;
He will beg during harvest and have nothing.
5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,
But a man of understanding will draw it out.
Proverbs 20:4–5 — New Century Version (NCV)
4 Lazy farmers don’t plow when they should;
they expect a harvest, but there is none.
5 People’s thoughts can be like a deep well,
but someone with understanding can find the wisdom there.
Proverbs 20:4–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)
4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter;
Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
5 Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water;
But a man of understanding will draw it out.
Proverbs 20:4–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
4 The sluggard will not plough by reason of the winter; he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
5 Counsel in the heart of man is deep water, and a man of understanding draweth it out.
Proverbs 20:4–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
4 A lazy person does not plow in the fall.
He looks for something in the harvest but finds nothing.
5 A motive in the human heart is like deep water,
and a person who has understanding draws it out.
Proverbs 20:4–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
4 The slacker does not plow during planting season;
at harvest time he looks, and there is nothing.
5 Counsel in a man’s heart is deep water;
but a man of understanding draws it out.
Proverbs 20:4–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
4 The lazy person does not plow in season;
harvest comes, and there is nothing to be found.
5 The purposes in the human mind are like deep water,
but the intelligent will draw them out.
Proverbs 20:4–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
4 The lazy person will not plow in season;
he will expect at the harvest, but there will be nothing.
5 Deep waters are like purpose in the heart of a man,
and a man of understanding will draw it out.
Proverbs 20:4–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
4 Anyone who refuses to work doesn’t plow in the right season.
When he looks for a crop at harvest time, he doesn’t find it.
5 The purposes of a man’s heart are like deep water.
But a man who has understanding brings them out.
Proverbs 20:4–5 — New American Standard Bible (1995) (NASB95)
4 The sluggard does not plow after the autumn,
So he begs during the harvest and has nothing.
5 A plan in the heart of a man is like deep water,
But a man of understanding draws it out.
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