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Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep water,
But a man of discernment draws it out.
Many a man will (A)call out his own lovingkindness,
But a (B)faithful man, who can find?

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Counsel in a person’s heart is deep water;(A)
but a person of understanding draws it out.

Many a person proclaims his own loyalty,
but who can find a trustworthy person?(B)

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(A)Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure,
I am clean from my sin”?

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Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure;
I am cleansed from my sin”?(A)

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29 The honor of young men is their strength,
And the [a](A)majesty of old men is their gray hair.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:29 Or splendor

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

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