“ As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. ”
As we see our own face when we look on the mirror-like surface of the water, so in every heart of man we may see our own likeness. In spite of all diversities we come upon the common human nature i...
As in water face [answereth] to face, (h) so the heart of man to man. (h) There is no difference between men by nature, only the grace of God makes the difference.
A collection of aphorisms on various subjects. Proverbs 27:3 . cf. Sir_22:14 f. The comparison suggests that vexation is out of place. It is the fool that is a bore, not his anger. Proverb...
man... man. Hebrew. 'adam. App-14.
DISCOURSE: 813 THE HEARTS OF MEN ALIKE Proverbs 27:19 . As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man . THERE are many things which are justly considered as axioms, of the trut...
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. As in water face answereth to face - All men's hearts are pretty nearly alike; water is not more like to water, than one heart is to...
As in water, &c.— Dr. Grey says, this should be rendered, As the water showeth the face to the face, so doth the heart the man to the man. The meaning is, that a man may know what character h...
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. The same face which you show to the water, it reflects back t...
Sundry Observations. Agriculture 4. Envy] a husband's jealousy is meant ( Song of Solomon 8:6 ). 5, 6. Men 'hide' (RV) love when they refrain from telling a friend his faults. An enemy will be...
So the heart of man (answereth) to man. — What is in our own hearts we find in others also. Whatever are the distinguishing features of our own characters we discover and elicit the same in other...
CHAPTER 28 LIVING DAY BY DAY "Boast not thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day will bring forth."- Proverbs 27:1 "The grave and destruction are never satisfied; and the eyes of...
“Hearty Counsel” Proverbs 27:1-22 The keyword in this paragraph is friends , Proverbs 27:6 ; Proverbs 27:9-10 ; Proverbs 27:14 ; Proverbs 27:17 ; Proverbs 19:1-29 . Friends, according to...
Verse Proverbs 27:5 . This proverb takes for granted the need for rebuke, and by 'love that is hidden" is meant a love which fails to rebuke. Verse Proverbs 27:14 . There is nothing more calculate...
My son, be wise, and make my heart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished. Take his garment th...
As in water face [answereth] to face ,.... As water is as a looking glass, in which a man may behold his own face and another's; or as the face in the water answers to the face of a man, and there i...
As in water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man. Ver. 19. As in water face answereth to face, &c. ] Men's fancies differ as much as their faces: so the Chaldee interprets it....
As in water face answereth to face As the image of a man's face in the water answers to his natural face who looks into it; or, as in water one man's face is like another's, the difference of men's...
HERE THE SUBJECT matter is completely changed. No longer is the outside opposition of the enemy found, but any dangers now considered are those arising from the state of our own hearts. This third...
19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. This shows us that there is a way, 1. Of knowing ourselves. As the water is a looking-glass in which we may see o...
The sense is either, 1. As the image of a man's face in the water answers to his natural face who looks into it; or, as in water one man's face is like another s, the difference of men's faces bein...
MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 27:19 A CORRECT LIKENESS I. A mirror in which we may see the reflection of the hearts of others . All the knowledge that we have of our own personal appearance is g...
Proverbs 27:1 . Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. Let us never boast of future days and years, or what we mean to do when we come to any age, or wha...
Proverbs 27:2 . Let another man praise thee. A man is sometimes compelled to speak of himself. But modesty often prefers speaking in the third person; as St. John, who says, “that disciple whom Je...
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. Mirror of human nature As a man looking into the water (used anciently as a mirror) sees an exact transcript of his own countenan...
EXPOSITION Proverbs 27:1-20 These verses are grouped in pairs, each two being connected in subject. Proverbs 27:1 Boast not thyself of tomorrow. He boasts himself ( Proverbs 25:14 )...
Wisdom and Humility Go Hand in Hand
Genesis 6:5 ; James 1:22-25 ; Mark 7:21 ; Psalms 33:15
Making the Most of Life Proverbs 27:1-27 INTRODUCTORY WORDS God has given to each of us a life freighted with many privileges and with many opportunities. There is a little verse in the New Te...
So — So one man resembles another in the corruption of his nature.