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19 [a]As in water face answereth to face,
So the heart of man to man.
20 Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied;
And the eyes of man are never satisfied.
21 The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold;
And a man is tried by [b]his praise.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:19 Or, As water showeth face to face, so the heart showeth man to man
  2. Proverbs 27:21 Or, that which he praiseth. Or, that whereof he boasteth