Proverbs 27:19
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
In Context
20The graue and destruction can neuer be full, so the eyes of man can neuer be satisfied.
Cross References
Genesis 6:5When the Lord sawe that the wickednesse of man was great in the earth, and all the imaginations of the thoughtes of his heart were onely euill continually,
Mark 7:21For from within, euen out of the heart of men, proceede euill thoughtes, adulteries, fornications, murthers,
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 →