Proverbs 20:5 (NASB Strong's)
A plan in the heart of a man is like deep water, But a man of understanding draws it out.
Proverbs 20:5 (ESV Strong's)
The purpose in a man's heart is like deep water,
but a man of understanding will draw it out.
It is hard to know what others are thinking or planning. They may not even know it themselves. How many people walk around each day and respond to events their lives in one way or another and have no clue why? The psychy of the human mind and spirit is tough to figure out sometimes. Events that happen years ago in our lives often propell us, drive us and coral us in ways we have no conscious understanding or explanation. That is where a wise man of understanding comes into play. What Solomon is telling us in this Proverb is that a "man of understanding" can draw out the deeper meanings hidden in the heart of another. How is this possible? Remember that Solomon has already explained that "understanding" is another term for wisdom. A man of "understanding" is a man of "wisdom." Wisdom comes from God so a man who is fearing the Lord and has been given wisdom by God has the ability to understand and discern what is in the heart of anotehr ... to "draw" it out ... because God knows what is in that heart. God gives wisdom to others to draw out what they don't know themselvs. Others may not know the "plans" in their heart but God does. When God does, He can reveal that to someone who "fears the Lord" to unfold and unpackage the deepest part of the heart. When Solomon was introduced to the Queen of Sheba, note what happened:
1 Kings 10:3 (ESV Strong's)
And Solomon answered all her questions; there was nothing hidden from the king that he could not explain to her.
We also see Joseph and Daniel as examples of God revealing to those who Fear the Lord (giving them wisdom) to revel the heart of man.
Man's steps are from the Lord and he can't understand his ways ... this is why God sends other men into our lives to help us find meaning in our steps:
Proverbs 20:24 (ESV Strong's)
A man's steps are from the Lord;
how then can man understand his way?
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