Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 27:19 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“As in water face {answereth} to face, so the heart of man to man.”
Proverbs 27:19
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
As in water face {answereth} to face, so the heart of man to man.
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. {never: Heb. not}
{As} the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so {is} a man to his praise.
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