Proverbs 27:19
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As the faces of them that look therein, shine in the water, so the hearts of men are laid open to the wise.

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James 1:22-25 But be ye doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. . . .

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Genesis 6:5 And God seeing that the wickedness of men was great on the earth, and that all the thought of their heart was bent upon evil at all times,

Psalm 33:15 He who hath made the hearts of every one of them: who understandeth all their works.

Mark 7:21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

Context
Do not Boast about Tomorrow
18He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eat the fruit thereof: and he that is the keeper of his master, shall be glorified. 19As the faces of them that look therein, shine in the water, so the hearts of men are laid open to the wise.20Hell and destruction are never filled: so the eyes of men are never satisfied.…
Cross References
Proverbs 27:18
He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eat the fruit thereof: and he that is the keeper of his master, shall be glorified.

Proverbs 27:20
Hell and destruction are never filled: so the eyes of men are never satisfied.

Lexicon
As water
כַּ֭מַּיִם (kam·ma·yim)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

reflects the face,
הַפָּנִ֣ים (hap·pā·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face

so
כֵּ֤ן (kên)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3651: So -- thus

the heart
לֵֽב־ (lêḇ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

reflects the true man.
הָ֝אָדָ֗ם (hā·’ā·ḏām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 120: Ruddy, a human being


Additional Translations
As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man.As in water face answers to face, so the heart of man to man.

As in water face answereth to face, So the heart of man to man.

As faces are not like other faces, so neither are the thoughts of men.

As [in] water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.

As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.

As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.

As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.

As in water the face is to face, So the heart of man to man.
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