Proverbs 27:19-20

19 As in water face reflects face, So the heart of man reflects man.

20 ¹Sheol and Abaddon are ²never satisfied, Nor are the ³eyes of man ever satisfied.

Proverbs 27:19-20 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 14

This chapter relates the sickness of Jeroboam's son, the application of his wife, at his instance, to the prophet Ahijah, in the child's favour, 1Ki 14:1-6, the prophecy of the prophet concerning the ruin of Jeroboam's house, and the death of the child, which came to pass, 1Ki 14:7-18, an account of the years of Jeroboam's reign, and also of Rehoboam's, 1Ki 14:19-21, and of the evil things done and suffered by the latter in his kingdom, and the calamities that came upon him for it, 1Ki 14:22-28 and the conclusion of his reign, 1Ki 14:29-31.

Cross References

• 1. Job 26:6; Proverbs 15:11
• 2. Proverbs 30:15, 16; Habakkuk 2:5
• 3. Ecclesiastes 1:8; Ecclesiastes 4:8

Footnotes

• [a]. I.e. The nether world
• [b]. I.e. the place of destruction