Proverbs 27:19
In the manner of faces looking into shining water, so are the hearts of men made manifest to the prudent.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
In Context
20Hell and perdition are never filled; similarly the eyes of men are insatiable.
Cross References
Genesis 6:5Then God, seeing that the wickedness of men was great upon the earth and that every thought of their heart was intent upon evil at all times,
Mark 7:21For from within, from the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
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 →