Proverbs 20:4-5

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Proverbs 20:4-5 The Message (MSG)

A farmer too lazy to plant in the spring has nothing to harvest in the fall. Knowing what is right is like deep water in the heart; a wise person draws from the well within.

Proverbs 20:4-5 King James Version (KJV)

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; Therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.

Proverbs 20:4-5 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

The sluggard does not plow after the autumn, So he begs during the harvest and has nothing. A plan in the heart of a man is like deep water, But a man of understanding draws it out.

Proverbs 20:4-5 New Century Version (NCV)

Lazy farmers don’t plow when they should; they expect a harvest, but there is none. People’s thoughts can be like a deep well, but someone with understanding can find the wisdom there.

Proverbs 20:4-5 American Standard Version (ASV)

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing. Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; But a man of understanding will draw it out.

Proverbs 20:4-5 New International Version (NIV)

Sluggards do not plow in season; so at harvest time they look but find nothing. The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.

Proverbs 20:4-5 New King James Version (NKJV)

The lazy man will not plow because of winter; He will beg during harvest and have nothing. Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, But a man of understanding will draw it out.

Proverbs 20:4-5 Amplified Bible (AMP)

The lazy man does not plow when the winter [planting] season arrives; So he begs at the [next] harvest and has nothing [to reap]. A plan (motive, wise counsel) in the heart of a man is like water in a deep well, But a man of understanding draws it out. [Prov 18:4]

Proverbs 20:4-5 New Living Translation (NLT)

Those too lazy to plow in the right season will have no food at the harvest. Though good advice lies deep within the heart, a person with understanding will draw it out.

Proverbs 20:4-5 The Passion Translation (TPT)

If you’re too lazy to plant seed, it’s too bad when you have no harvest on which to feed. A man of deep understanding will give good advice, drawing it out from the well within.

Proverbs 20:4-5 English Standard Version Revision 2016 (ESV)

The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing. The purpose in a man’s heart is like deep water, but a man of understanding will draw it out.