Proverbs 27:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.”
Proverbs 27:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 27:19 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 27:19 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 27:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Like water reflects a face, so a man’s heart reflects the man.”
Proverbs 27:19 — World English Bible
Proverbs 27:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“As in water faceanswerethto face, So the heart of man to man. ”
Proverbs 27:19 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 27:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“As <FI>in<Fi> water the face <FI>is<Fi> to face, So the heart of man to man.”
Proverbs 27:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 27:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“As [in] water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man. ”
Proverbs 27:19 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 27:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.”
Proverbs 27:19 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 27:19 in Context — Proverbs 27
17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21 As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
What Does Proverbs 27:19 Mean?
Proverbs 27:19 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 27. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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