Proverbs 27:19
As the faces of them that look therein, shine in the water, so-the hearts of men are laid open to the wise.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
In Context
20Hell and destruction are never filled: so the eyes of men are never satisfied.
Cross References
Genesis 6:5And God seeing that the wickedness of men was great on the earth, and that all the thought of their heart was bent upon evil at all times,
Mark 7:21For from within out of 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 →