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Proverbs 27:19-21
English Standard Version Anglicised

19 As in water face reflects face,
    so the heart of man reflects the man.
20 (A)Sheol and Abaddon are (B)never satisfied,
    and (C)never satisfied are the eyes of man.
21 (D)The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold,
    and a man is tested by his praise.

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Proverbs 27:19-21
New International Version

19 As water reflects the face,
    so one’s life reflects the heart.[a]

20 Death and Destruction[b] are never satisfied,(A)
    and neither are human eyes.(B)

21 The crucible for silver and the furnace for gold,(C)
    but people are tested by their praise.

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  1. Proverbs 27:19 Or so others reflect your heart back to you
  2. Proverbs 27:20 Hebrew Abaddon
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