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


In Context

16 restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.

17 Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend's countenance.

18 Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.

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

20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man's eyes are never satisfied.

21 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by 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 Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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