King James Version
Proverbs 27:19 in the King James Version says “As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 27 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.”
Proverbs 27:19 · KJV
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“answereth to face”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“answereth to face”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
“so the heart”
H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
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