19As in water face answers to face, so the heart of man to man.


In Context

16 Whoever hides her hides the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which denudes itself.

17 Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

18 Whoever keeps the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waits on his master shall be honored.

19 As in water face answers to face, so the heart of man to man.

20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

21 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.

Proverbs 27:19 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:19As in water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

27:19As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:19As the faces of them that look therein, shine in the water, so the hearts of men are laid open to the wise.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:19As in water face answereth to face, So the heart of man to man.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:19As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:19As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:19As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:19As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:19As in water the face is to face, So the heart of man to man.