19 As water reflects the face,
so the heart reflects the person.

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19 As a face is reflected in water,
    so the heart reflects the real person.

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14 Happy is the one who is always reverent,(A)
but one who hardens his heart falls into trouble.(B)

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14 Blessed are those who fear to do wrong,[a]
    but the stubborn are headed for serious trouble.

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Footnotes

  1. 28:14 Or those who fear the Lord; Hebrew reads those who fear.

29 One who becomes stiff-necked,
after many reprimands
will be shattered instantly—
beyond recovery.(A)

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29 Whoever stubbornly refuses to accept criticism
    will suddenly be destroyed beyond recovery.

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