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Proverbs 27:19

As in water face answereth to face, So doth the heart of man to man.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.

In Context

18He that watcheth the fig-tree shall eat its fruit; So he that is careful for his master shall come to honor.

20The realms of the dead are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied.

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Cross References

Mark 7:21For from within, out of the heart of men, come forth evil thoughts, fornications,

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 →

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