Proverbs 27:19

Proverbs 27:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
• New International Version (NIV)As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.
• English Standard Version (ESV)As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man.
• New Living Translation (NLT)As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the real person.

Context of Proverbs 27:19

17As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. 18Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit; So he who waits on his master will be honored. As in water face reflects face, So a man’s heart reveals the man. 20Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied. 21The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, And a man is valued by what others say of him.

Proverbs 27:19 word by word

כַּ֭מַּיִם הַפָּנִ֣ים לַפָּנִ֑ים כֵּ֤ן לֵֽב־הָ֝אָדָ֗ם לָאָדָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• As in waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• so the heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120

Cross-references for Proverbs 27:19

• James 1:22But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
• Genesis 6:5Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
• Psalms 33:15He fashions their hearts individually; He considers all their works.
• Mark 7:21For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

Commentaries on Proverbs 27:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19As in water face answereth to face - All men's hearts are pretty nearly alike; water is not more like to water, than one heart is to another. Or, as a man sees his face perfectly reflected by the water, when looking into it; so the wise and penetrating man sees generally what is in the heart of another by considering the general tenor of his words and actions. "Surely, if each man saw another's heart There would be no commerce; All would disperse, And…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19As we see our own face when we look on the mirror-like surface of the water, so in every heart of man we may see our own likeness. In spite of all diversities we come upon the common human nature in which we all alike share. Others see in the reference to the reflection in the water the thought that we judge of others by ourselves, find them faithful or the reverse, as we ourselves are.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19Verse 19 One corrupt heart is like another; so are sanctified hearts: the former bear the same image of the earthly, the latter the same image of the heavenly. Let us carefully watch our own hearts, comparing them with the word of God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. We may see our characters in the developed tempers of others.Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 27:19

• Friendship

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Commentaries on Proverbs 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings