19 As in water face answereth to face, [a]so the heart of man to man.

20 The grave and destruction can never be full, so the eyes of man can never be satisfied.

21 (A)As is the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold, so is every man according to his [b]dignity.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:19 There is no difference between man and man by nature, but only the grace of God maketh the difference.
  2. Proverbs 27:21 That is, he is either known to be ambitious, and glorious, or humble and modest.

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