Proverbs 27:19-21

International Standard Version

¹⁹Just as water reflects the face,
so the heart reflects the person.

²⁰Sheol^[a] and Abaddon^[b] are never satiated,
and neither are human eyes.

²¹As the crucible tests^[c] silver,
and the furnace assays^[d] gold;
so praise received tests^[e] a man.

Proverbs 27:19-21

New International Version

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

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

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

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