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מַ֣יִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).עֲ֭מֻקִּיםamuqimdeepעָמֹקadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “deep”, the ordinary formH6013deep (literally or figuratively)([idiom] exceeding) deep (thing).עֵצָ֣הetsahadviceעֵצָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “advice”, the ordinary formH6098advice; by implication, plan; also prudenceadvice, advisement, counsel(l-(or)), purpose.בְלֶבvelevin comfortablyלֵבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in comfortably”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…אִ֑ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…וְאִ֖ישׁveishand a certainאִישׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and a certain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…תְּבוּנָ֣הtevunahdiscretionתָּבוּןnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “discretion”, the ordinary formH8394intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, capricediscretion, reason, skilfulness, understanding, wisdom.יִדְלֶֽנָּהyidlenahdrawדָּלָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “draw”, an unfinished actionH1802properly, to dangle, i.e. to let down abucket (for drawing out water); figuratively, to deliverdraw (out), [idiom] enough, lift up.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
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American Standard Version (1901)
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.
Young’s Literal Translation
Counsel in the heart of a man [is] deep water, And a man of understanding draweth it up.
World English Bible
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Darby Translation
Counsel in the heart of man is deep water, and a man of understanding draweth it out.
Douay-Rheims
Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep water: but a wise man will draw it out.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
Counsel in a man's heart is deep water; but a prudent man will draw it out.
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