Proverbs 20:5-6

New Living Translation

⁵Though good advice lies deep within the heart,
a person with understanding will draw it out.

⁶Many will say they are loyal friends,
but who can find one who is truly reliable?

Proverbs 20:5-6

New International Version

⁵The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters,^(A)
but one who has insight draws them out.

⁶Many claim to have unfailing love,
but a faithful person who can find?^(B)

⁹Who can say, “I have cleansed my heart;
I am pure and free from sin”?

⁹Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure;^(A)
I am clean and without sin”?^(B)

²⁹The glory of the young is their strength;
the gray hair of experience is the splendor of the old.

²⁹The glory of young men is their strength,
gray hair the splendor of the old.^(A)

New Living Translation (NLT)

New International Version (NIV)