Proverbs 27:19
As [in] water the face [is] to face, || So the heart of man to man.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
In Context
18The keeper of a fig tree eats its fruit, || And the preserver of his master is honored.
20Sheol and destruction are not satisfied, || And the eyes of man are not satisfied.
Cross References
Genesis 6:5And YHWH sees that the wickedness of man [is] abundant in the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart [is] only evil every day;
Mark 7:21for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, 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 →