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Proverbs 27:19
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Proverbs 27:19
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As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.
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Proverbs 27:19 in Other Translations
KJV
19
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
ESV
19
As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man.
NLT
19
As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the real person.
MSG
19
Just as water mirrors your face, so your face mirrors your heart.
CSB
19
As the water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the person.
Proverbs 27:19 In-Context
17
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
18
The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever protects their master will be honored.
19
As water reflects the face, so one’s life reflects the heart.
20
Death and Destruction are never satisfied, and neither are human eyes.
21
The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold, but people are tested by their praise.
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[a].
Or "so others reflect your heart back to you"
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