Proverbs 27:19 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
As [in] water the face [is] to face, So the heart of man to man.
English ASV
As in water face answereth to face, So the heart of man to man.
English Amplified
As in water face answers to and reflects face, so the heart of man to man.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
As in water face answers to and reflects face, so the heart of man to man.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the true man.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
As water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the person.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
As [in] water face [answereth] to face, so the heart of man to man.
English EASY 2024
A man can see his face in a mirror. But his thoughts show what he is really like.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
Just as you can see your own face reflected in water, so your heart reflects the kind of person you are.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
It is your own face that you see reflected in the water and it is your own self that you see in your heart.
English God's Word - GW 1995
As a face is reflected in water, so a person is reflected by his heart.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
As the water reflects the face, so the heart reflects the person.
English KJV 1611
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
English LSB
As in water face reflects face, So the heart of man reflects man.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
As in water face reflects face, so the heart of man reflects the man.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
As in water face reflects face, So the heart of man reflects man.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
As one face differs from another, so does one human heart from another.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
As in water the face is reflected as a face, so a person’s heart reflects the person.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
When you look into water, you see a likeness of your face. When you look into your heart, you see what you are really like.
English NIV
As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.
English NKJ 1982
As in water face reflects face, So a man’s heart reveals the man.
English NLT
As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the person.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
Just as water reflects the face, so one human heart reflects another.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
Just as no two faces are exactly alike, so every heart is different.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
As in water face answers to face, so the mind of man reflects the man.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
A mirror reflects a man's face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses.
English Tyndale 1537
Like as in one water there appear divers faces, even so divers men have divers hearts.