Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Like face looking at face in water, so are the hearts of men to one another.
New American Standard Bible
So the heart of man reflects man.
King James Version
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
Holman Bible
so the heart reflects the person.
International Standard Version
Just as water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the person.
A Conservative Version
As in water face [is] to face, so the heart of a man [is] to a man.
American Standard Version
As in water face answereth to face, So the heart of man to man.
Amplified
As in water face reflects face,
So the heart of man reflects man.
Darby Translation
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
Julia Smith Translation
As in water, face to face, so the heart of man to man.
King James 2000
As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man to man.
Lexham Expanded Bible
As the waters [reflect] {face to face}, so the heart of a person [reflects] the person.
Modern King James verseion
As in water face answers to face, so the heart of man answers to man.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Like as in one water there appear divers faces, even so divers men have divers hearts.
NET Bible
As in water the face is reflected as a face, so a person's heart reflects the person.
New Heart English Bible
As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.
The Emphasized Bible
As in water, face answereth to face, so, the heart of man to man.
Webster
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
World English Bible
As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.
Youngs Literal Translation
As in water the face is to face, So the heart of man to man.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 27:19
Images Proverbs 27:19
Prayers for Proverbs 27:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Life
18 Whoever keeps a fig-tree will have its fruit; and the servant waiting on his master will be honoured. 19 Like face looking at face in water, so are the hearts of men to one another. 20 The underworld and Abaddon are never full, and the eyes of man have never enough.
Cross References
Genesis 6:5
And the Lord saw that the sin of man was great on the earth, and that all the thoughts of his heart were evil.
Psalm 33:15
He makes all their hearts; their works are clear to him.
Mark 7:21
Because from inside, from the heart of men, come evil thoughts and unclean pleasures,
James 1:22-25
But be doers of the word, and not only hearers of it, blinding yourselves with false ideas.