They Who are Our Associates in This World Will Most Probably be Our Associates in the Next
John Collinson. Proverbs 27:19 As in water face answers to face, so the heart of man to man. Bishop Patrick explains this proverb thus: "A man may see himself, while he looks upon other men, as well as know other men, by considering his own inclinations." Bishop Hall says: "He that looks into his friend's heart sees there his own." The most mysterious thing in God's work is the heart of man. The Eden of the human heart has been transformed into a wilderness of vile passions. Some restrain themselves more than others, and therefore there are different degrees of depravity in the world; and perhaps, by looking around us, we may find what rank we properly belong to, and what chance we have of escaping the wrath of God. 1. Let us ask ourselves who are our intimate friends and associates? 2. Let us compare ourselves with the dying. (John Collinson.) Parallel Verses KJV: As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. WEB: As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the man.