Proverbs 20:5

New Living Translation

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

Proverbs 20:5

International Standard Version

⁵The intentions of a person’s heart are deep waters,
but a discerning person reveals them.

¹⁸Plans succeed through good counsel;
don’t go to war without wise advice.

¹⁸Make plans by seeking advice;
make war by obtaining guidance.

⁹Don’t waste your breath on fools,
for they will despise the wisest advice.

⁹Don’t speak when a fool is listening,
because he’ll despise your wise words.

⁹The heartfelt counsel of a friend
is as sweet as perfume and incense.

⁹Ointments and perfume encourage the heart;
in a similar way, a friend’s advice is sweet to the soul.^[a]

Proverbs 27:9 So MT; LXX reads heart; but through misfortune the soul is torn apart

New Living Translation (NLT)

International Standard Version (ISV)