A plan in the heart of a person is like deep water,
But a person of understanding draws it out.
Many a person (A)proclaims his own loyalty,
But who can find a (B)trustworthy person?

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

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

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

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

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

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 20:29 Or splendor

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

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