Proverbs 27:19
Like face looking at face in water, so are the hearts of men to one another.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
In Context
20The underworld and Abaddon are never full, and the eyes of man have never enough.
Cross References
Genesis 6:5And the Lord saw that the sin of man was great on the earth, and that all the thoughts of his heart were evil.
Mark 7:21Because from inside, from the heart of men, come evil thoughts and unclean pleasures,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 27:19
18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. This is designed to encourage diligence, faithfulness, and constancy, even in mean employments. Though the calling be laborious and despicable, yet those who keep to it will find there is something to be got by it. 1. Let not a poor gardener, who keeps the fig-tree, be discouraged; though it require constant care and attendance to nurse up fig-trees, and, when they have grown to maturity, to keep them in… Read the whole commentary →