And a man is valued by what others say of him.
Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.
| << Proverbs 27:18 | Proverbs 27:20 >> |
American Standard Version
As in water face `answereth' to face, So the heart of man to man.
Amplified® Bible
As in water face answers to {and} reflects face, so the heart of man to man.
Contemporary English Version
You see your face in a mirror and your thoughts in the minds of others.
Darby English Version
As [in] water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.
Good News Bible
It is your own face that you see reflected in the water and it is your own self that you see in your heart.
King James Version
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
New American Standard Bible
As in water face {reflects} face, So the heart of man {reflects} man.
New International Version
As water reflects a face,
so a man's heart reflects the man.
New King James Version
As in water face reflects face,
So a man’s heart reveals the man.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
As in water face reflects face, So the heart of man reflects man.
Revised Standard Version
As in water face answers to face, so the mind of man reflects the man.
Young's Literal Translation
As `in' water the face `is' to face, So the heart of man to man.
| << Proverbs 27:18 | Proverbs 27:20 >> |
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