Proverbs 27:19
What does Proverbs 27:19 mean?
A plain-English look at Proverbs 27:19 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000As in water faceanswerethto face, So the heart of man to man.
KJV
King James Version · 1611As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901As in water faceanswerethto face, So the heart of man to man.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Like face looking at face in water, so are the hearts of men to one another.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862As <FI>in<Fi> water the face <FI>is<Fi> to face, So the heart of man to man.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752As the faces of them that look therein, shine in the water, so the hearts of men are laid open to the wise.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890As [in] water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 33:15
He that fashioneth the hearts of them all, That considereth all their works.
- Genesis 6:5
And Jehovah saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
- Mark 7:21
For from within, out of the heart of men, evil thoughts proceed, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries,
- James 1:22
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.
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