Name an attraction or town close to home that you still haven’t got around to visiting.
I have not been skating since 1997. However, I have not been to Bethel Church of God in Christ since my mother was alive in 2017. Bethel Church of God in Christ is located in Dayton, Ohio on Germantown Street. It is our Family First Church that my Grandparents took me to Church when I was a little boy during the 1970s. This Church is located five miles from where I live at right now. I still have my Children’s Bible at my grandparents house a few miles away. May The Lord God put it in my heart to visit my family members Church in Dayton, Ohio. Otherwise, I have not been to the Dayton Montgomery County Air Show since 1981 at the Dayton International Airport. I have a lot to do inside of my own hometown of Dayton, Ohio. On my Bucket List, I would like to visit Toledo Ohio.
What is Schizoid Affective Disorder? Schizoid Affective Disorder is a mental illness that is caused by a chemical imbalance inside of the brain just like Bipolar Disorder. The symptoms of Schizoid Affective Disorder are mania, depressive symptoms, thinking that you are being controlled by someone or something, disorganized thinking and finally delusions. I was first diagnosed with Schizoid Affective Disorder on Tuesday July 15, 1997 in Charlotte NC. I remember taking Prednisone for a skin problem one month earlier. I remember traveling to Charlotte NC on Sunday June 15, 1997. I stayed at a hotel on South Tryon Street called the Ashcot Inn it was exactly one block from the Uptown Cabaret Night Club. I do remember the temperature was 96 degrees outside in Charlotte NC. I remember catching the cab to the hotel. I ate a pizza and other junk food all day long.
Next, I stayed at another hotel on Monday June 16, 1997. The hotel was called The Roadway Inn on West Trade Street. I spent another night at the hotel and on Tuesday June 17, 1997, I walked to the Uptown Shelter and I stayed there for a total of 8 months. The first few weeks, I slept on the floor until I was scheduled to get a bed on June 30, 1997. I had to get up at 5:00am in the morning every single day for 8 months. I had to walk a total of 9 miles to the Chemical Dependency Center located on Billingsley Road in Charlotte NC. I remember being in the hospital for a total of 5 weeks. I remember going to an Agency called the Access Project. This agency helped me to get on Social Security. I stayed with Access Project for 8 years. My AA Sponsor name was Billy Godwin. He was my Sponsor for a total of 15 years. He was a Chemical Dependency Counselor for over 40 years. I had a lot of fun down there by going to UNC- Charlotte for three years. During the years, I was living at an apartment complex called Charlottetown Terrace Apartments located on Baxter Street in Charlotte NC. I stayed there for almost three years. I remember publishing my first book called The Best of Anthony Hopkins. However I ran into a snag by dealing with two women at the same time. I had to go back to Dayton, Ohio for an extended period of time. I stayed with my sister for a few months. I came back to Charlotte NC for a total of 10 years.
Further, I came back to Charlotte NC for 10 years. I remember working at UNC-Charlotte for a total of 8 years. I lost my job because I was looking at porn online on my work computer. Prior to that, I was working at UPS for a total of 4 months. I remember my first paycheck someone stole it. It took me at least one month just to get paid from the job. I also worked at temporary Job services for a total of 8 months. When I got the job at the library in Charlotte NC, I was happy for a total of 8 years. Afterwards, I lost my job and I became homeless again. This was also a time when I got scammed by some Africans and they swindled me out of $18,000 dollars in Western Union Funds. I was also a victim of a pyramid scheme. I worked so hard just to lose the money as soon as I got it.
Finally, I have been here in Dayton, Ohio for a total of 14 years now. I published two more books called Essays and My Grace is Sufficient for Me. The people who published my books is Authorhouse Publications in Bloomington Indiana. My book is not selling right now. I live in my apartment building called Wentworth Hi Rise Apartments located on Wentworth Avenue in Dayton, Ohio. I have been living here for 13 years now. I have been clean and sober for 33 years now. I had to get honest and truthful with everyone about my personal recovery. I have been Court Ordered to take medicine and attending my doctor’s appointments each month. I have been Court Ordered again to therapy and taking 38 pills per day for a lot of physical and mental ailments. Recently I lost one of my Uncle’s last year. Uncle Johnnie Funeral was yesterday. If I would have went to the funeral, I would have been fighting my own family members. I found out that my father is a Caucasian male. Therefore I am a Biracial Person. The truth is I never knew my own father. I was a product of infidelity. My mother died with her secrets as well as my sister and grandmother. I have been hearing voices for a total of 15 years now. It hurts me to have a mental illness right now. I also suffer from Alzheimer’s and Schizophrenia as well as Andropause which is the male version of menopause. I have been taking medication for a mental illness for almost 30 years now. This is the reason why I am in need of prayers from everyone right now. Thank you for reading my essay.
Proverbs 27:19 says: As the water reflects the face so the heart reflects the person. This means that our reflection inside of a mirror or water does not tell you how you are feeling, it is the heart that tells everything about you. Honestly, I have been withholding a lot of my emotions during the past 29 years. It appears to me that I feel more angrier than usual. I will admit that I have been feeling irritated about small stuff. I am a person who has common sense, but I am using my mind to hold things up. The people that I have dealt with in the past have turned face. These people are slandering me, but not directly to my face.
Next, I have been still clean and sober for 33 years now. My AA Sponsor told me in my face that I only took a sip of wine, it doesn’t mean that I relapsed in my personal recovery. I did not drink alcohol or anything else since. I will admit that I have been exposed to fentanyl for the third time in six months. The people who live at Wentworth Hi Rise Apartments have been smoking marijuana and fentanyl. There is one major dealer of marijuana and fentanyl mixed up together. I do not understand why these people are smoking an animal tranquilizer drugs that are used for large animals.
Moreover, I want to inform all of you that someone died in the building last night from fentanyl mixed with marijuana. My heart is in pain right now. I have been feeling depressed and sad over the death of my Uncle Johnnie. I know that I have been staying in the apartment complex as of late. My Sponsor told me not to worry about it. I will see him again in heaven. I am a 58 year old man who has a lot of physical and mental ailments. I am having hot flashes right now. I am suffering from Alzheimer’s and Andropause which is the male version of menopause.
Also, I have been moody and having mood swings during an eight year period. I supposed that I am ruled by my emotions. I can still do things for myself right now. This means that I am more moodier than usual. I have to sleep on the floor in the bedroom. I have been writing down everything that I can remember throughout the whole day. I guess when you have Alzheimer’s and Schizophrenia at the same time. The Neurologist stated that I am too young to take Alzheimer’s medication right now. I am so sleepy that I almost burn up my food that I had cooking inside of the kitchen.
Finally, I want to inform all of you that I am literally out of shape physically and mentally and emotionally right now. I am much more emotional than usual. When I think about Proverbs 27:19, it really helps me to Repent of my sins, iniquities and transgressions. Someone told me to my face that I am going to change physically, mentally, and emotionally. Whoever told me this information they were very concerned about my future right now. I suffer from Type 2 Diabetes Full Blown right now. The doctor told me to check my blood sugar levels every eight hours now. The doctor told me to check my blood pressure as well.
In Conclusion, I have been having memory lapses and back problems as well as mental stress. I have been doing things on a day to day basis. I am having a hard time losing weight and keeping it off. I have been breathing very heavy right now. I have been reading the Bible just to soothe my soul. God is watching over me very carefully because I have a tendency to get manic at times. Currently, I do have behavior problems since 1997. I remember on Tuesday July 15, 1997; I went to jail for aggravated assault because I was taking Prednisone 60mg for one month. The medicine had me sleeping only two hours per night. I had to get off of the medicine before it kills me literally.
In Summary, I am doing good today. I am self evaluating my own behavior. My Therapist did not know that Satan’s controls the internet traffic worldwide. I told my family members that I am having issues with my apartment building right now. Lord Jesus, please help me with my own behavior right now. This is one of the reasons why I cannot travel out of state for a while now. Lord Jesus please help me to get control of my emotions. I will also ask you to please keep me in peace. I need everlasting peace with You and God the Father. I love all of you!! I need a job and a life with someone with the opposite sex right now. Lord Jesus, please help me to write down everything that is bothering me. My life is unmanageable right now. Please let me know if I can go to heaven with you. Please help me with my family members and friends behavior right now. Thank You For Your Understanding and Your Peace. God Bless All of You: Who are reading my essay. Please feel free to comment on what you have read about Proverbs 27:19.
The First thing that I do for fun is pray and Thank God for His Breath of Life and His Mercy Endures Forever. The second thing that I do for fun is read the Holy Bible every single day of the week. The third thing that I do for fun is attend Fort McKinley United Methodist Church on Sunday and Tuesday for Bible Study. The fourth thing that I do for fun is go to the Northwest Branch Library located on Hillcrest and Philadelphia Drive in Dayton Ohio. I use the computer and send email to my friends and family members. The fifth thing that I do for fun is travel anywhere in my hometown of Dayton Ohio Area and the Continental United States.
Today is my Uncle Johnnie Funeral. I did not attend the funeral because the funeral was out of state. I didn’t have any money so I decided to stay home. My Uncle Johnnie and I really did not get along with each other. I am very happy that Uncle Johnnie lived 80 years on earth. I guess when you do not get along, it is best for me to avoid trouble by staying away from everyone right now.
Next, I didn’t feel like arguing with anyone over our family issues. When I looked at Uncle Johnnie picture people think that I looked exactly like him. I would rather keep this to myself. My father and I didn’t know each other anyway. Frankly, I am a Biracial child. I just recently found out that my father was a Caucasian male. It has taken me 58 years to find this out. I am not able to show my Uncle Johnnie picture because it would upset the entire family.
Further, I want to inform all of you that my Grandfather did not want to respect my grandmother because she told the truth about him. I actually thought and believed that another man was my father. The person whom I thought was my father told me that he was not my father. You see something, that has been the story of my entire life. My 58 years has been filled with ups and downs behaviorally. Perhaps, I was thinking in advance because I didn’t want to trouble anyone else with my problems that are inside of my apartment building. The apartment building is infested with bedbugs and other insects. There are even bats inside of the building. I have presented pictures of the entire building last year.
In Addition, I want to inform all of you that I have children of my own. However, my children know all about me. It is that I was making a lot of mistakes in my personal life. My own family members do not know that I have children. I have to go out of state just to resolve this matter. My Chinese Zodiac sign is the Snake. You see, snake children are highly intelligent and gifted academically. I know exactly where my children are located right now. My grandparents told me in my face that I was wise before my time. My grandparents raised me as one of their own children.
Moreover, I want to say that I made children that I did not raise on my own. I will admit that I was a sperm donor that is the term that these Millennium Children today use as a means of disrespect. I supposed that if you are a product of infidelity, your life tend to change either for the better or negatively. I was not at my Uncle Johnnie Funeral, but my presence is felt everywhere. I even have relatives that look exactly like me. I guess whenever a child grows up without a father it has a real impact on their own lives. Uncle Johnnie is going to be missed forever by me.
Finally, I did not resolve anything with him. My Uncle Johnnie told me in my face that I was nothing to him. He also told me that I was not going to be successful in life. It really hurts a child when they hear sarcasm coming from the mouth of their own relatives. My Uncle Johnnie was good to his own children. Anytime there is infidelity inside of the family, it affects everyone else in the family. My relatives do not accept each other. I cannot share something that I do not have. Anytime that there are issues in the family, it hurts everyone.
In Conclusion, I am a very honest and truthful person. I am very sorry that I didn’t have a personal relationship with my Uncle Johnnie. I remember when I was mailing invitations to my college graduation and I mailed him an invitation but I didn’t see him in 1993 or 1995 when I graduated from the University of Toledo. I cannot dwell on the past, I have to live in the here and now. Whatever is in front of me, I will address it. I cannot reflect on the former things nor of the things of old. This is a Bible verse from Isaiah. I have to listen to Jesus Christ because He has all of the answers to all of our questions. God Bless All of You 🙏🙏🙏
If you could make your pet understand one thing, what would it be?
I would make my three dogs and cats understand one thing is that I really love and power appreciate my pets. I would share the same Love that God has shown me throughout the years. If I love something I really love very hard because I want all of my cats and dogs to know that I have unconditional love for everyone including my animals. I am willing to walk and talk with my animals because I have trained them to love me personally as well as each dog or cat who were pets that were inside of my house. You know something, I have learned a whole lot from sleeping outside with them. My dogs and cats had my last name Hopkins as the Owner of my pets. This is making me cry because I miss all of my animals. My dogs and cats protect me and my household in Charlotte, NC. No matter what I have come into contact with as a human being animal relationship. I miss all of my animals in Charlotte NC and Dayton, Ohio. My dogs and cats understand why I Love them all of the time. Please keep me lifted up in prayer because I have lost my nephew and Uncle Johnnie last year. I Love and I love really hard. I am crying tears of sadness and Joy. God Bless All of You 🙏🙏🙏. May God be with you.
This is a very important blog that has a whole lot to do with the livelihood of people in our society. The characteristics of computer hackers and scammers are very serious because it has a lot to do with online communication. Whenever a person is online, they should always pay attention to the lies that each computer hacker and scammers tell to their victims. For instance, if a hacker or scammer indicated that they have done something for the person, it is not true. Another thing, is that they have a tendency to use a lot of misspelled words all of the time whenever they are typing.
A scammer always tries to beg and plead with the person they are online with to try to persuade them to do something all of the time. For example, if someone is sending money to a hacker or scammer; the hacker or scammer would tell them to send additional money. In my case, I ended up sending over $16,000 dollars in Western Union Funds to individuals who were on Black planet, Yahoo, and Face book. These websites are unsecure and you will have to use them at your own risk. When it comes to Mocospace, computer hackers and scammers are using women’s profiles on a daily basis without the person’s consent or knowledge. Therefore, it makes the female feel very uneasy and scared to be on the website.
There are other additional characteristics that everyone needs to be aware of is that; some of the hackers are located overseas. I want to inform everyone that computer hacking occurs worldwide. The behavior is also learned from each scammer and hacker. Most of the locations that the hackers are located at are in larger cities. This makes them very hard to find. If a person gets scammed by a scammer or hacker, always report it to law enforcement. If Western Union is involved, a fraud report must be filed immediately. This is by calling the toll free number and they will direct you to the fraud department. Always keep all of your receipts. By keeping your receipts, you will be able to file a report at an instance. All computer hackers and scammers use statements and misspelled words to confuse those they are online with.
If anyone suspects that a hacker is online with them, it is best to log off the website and file a cybercrimes report. A person must report the information to the Information Technology Department of that website as well as the cyber security department. Computer Hackers and Scammers always want your credit card information and social security number as well as your phone number. The reason why they want your phone number is because they want to keep in touch you on a regular basis. Scammers on the other hand, just simply take advantage of you without the use of a computer. Scammers as well as Hackers always have a lot of background noise whenever anyone is talking with them. Some of the Western Union Transactions that I have made with the people who scammed me were outside.
Whenever, I received a phone call from the Scammers and Hackers, they usually called me each time I got paid from my jobs. From March 13, 2008 until February 3, 2010; I have sent a total of $16,977 dollars to people that I did not know. Most of my money went to one country and that country is Ghana in Africa. Most of the Scammers and Computer Hackers tend to use the same women’s profiles and email addresses to communicate with those who they are online with. The phone numbers themselves are easily cloned and duplicated as well as illegally transferred to another person’s cell phone number without the victim even knowing it.
(19) So the heart of man (answereth) to man.—What is in our own hearts we find in others also. Whatever are the distinguishing features of our own characters we discover and elicit the same in others. The merciful, the generous, the devout, the pure, recognise the same qualities in others, and themselves feel and receive sympathy from such persons. So the evil, too, find themselves in harmony with those of like disposition.
Proverbs 27:19. As in water face answereth to face — As the image of a man’s face in the water answers to his natural face who looks into it; or, as in water one man’s face is like another’s, the difference of men’s faces being not there visible; so one man resembles another not only in the regard of the corruption of nature, which is alike in all men, but also with respect to the tempers and dispositions of their minds, wherein likewise they frequently agree. Dr. Grey thinks the verse should be rendered, “As the water showeth the face to the face, so doth the heart the man to the man.” In which sense Castalio seems to have understood it, paraphrasing it thus: “As a man may know what kind of a face he hath if he will look into the water, so he may know what kind of a man he is if he will examine his conscience.” Another interpretation, adopted by some, is, “A man may see himself, while he looks upon other men, as well as know other men, by considering himself, and that as certainly as he can see his own face in the water, or in any other mirror;” there being little or no difference between one man and another by nature, but the difference being made by the grace of God.
27:15,16. The contentions of a neighbour may be like a sharp shower, troublesome for a time; the contentions of a wife are like constant rain. 17. We are cautioned to take heed whom we converse with. And directed to have in view, in conversation, to make one another wiser and better. 18. Though a calling be laborious and despised, yet those who keep to it, will find there is something to be got by it. God is a Master who has engaged to honour those who serve him faithfully. 19. One corrupt heart is like another; so are sanctified hearts: the former bear the same image of the earthly, the latter the same image of the heavenly. Let us carefully watch our own hearts, comparing them with the word of God. 20. Two things are here said to be never satisfied, death and sin. The appetites of the carnal mind for profit or pleasure are always desiring more. Those whose eyes are ever toward the Lord, are satisfied in him, and shall for ever be so. 21. Silver and gold are tried by putting them into the furnace and fining-pot; so is a man tried by praising him. 22. Some are so bad, that even severe methods do not answer the end; what remains but that they should be rejected? The new-creating power of God’s grace alone is able to make a change. 23-27. We ought to have some business to do in this world, and not to live in idleness, and not to meddle with what we do not understand. We must be diligent and take pains. Let us do what we can, still the world cannot be secured to us, therefore we must choose a more lasting portion; but by the blessing of God upon our honest labours, we may expect to enjoy as much of earthly blessings as is good for us.
As we see our own face when we look on the mirror-like surface of the water, so in every heart of man we may see our own likeness. In spite of all diversities we come upon the common human nature in which we all alike share. Others see in the reference to the reflection in the water the thought that we judge of others by ourselves, find them faithful or the reverse, as we ourselves are.
1. As the image of a man’s face in the water answers to his natural face who looks into it; or, as in water one man’s face is like another’s, the difference of men’s faces being not there visible: so one man resembles another, either in the temper of his mind or body, in which many men are alike one to another; or in the corruption of his nature, in which all are alike. Or,
2. As a man may see his own face if he look into the water, which is nature’s looking-glass, or into any other looking glass; so a man may discern his own heart, if he look into those glasses whereby it discovers itself; if he examine his thoughts and inclinations, together with the general course of his actions. Or,
3. As the face of a man standing by the waters is visible not only to himself, but to others, by the shadow or image of it in the waters; so the heart of a man is in some measure discernible, not only to himself, but to others also, who observe his disposition and carriage.
As in water face answereth to face,…. As water is as a looking glass, in which a man may behold his own face and another’s; or as the face in the water answers to the face of a man, and there is a great likeness between them. All things through water appear greater, as Seneca (m) observes, and so more clear and plain;
so the heart of man to man; one man’s heart may be seen and discerned in some measure by another, as by his countenance; for though, as the poet (n) says, “frontis nulla fides”, yet the countenance is often the index of the mind, though not an infallible one; wrath and anger in the breast may be seen in the face, as were in Cain’s; thus Jacob saw some resentment at him in the mind of Laban, and judged he had some design of mischief against him by the change of his countenance; also what is in the heart of man is discerned by what comes out of it, by his words, and also by his actions; yea, a man may know in a good measure what is in another man’s heart, by what he finds in his own: the word of God is a glass, or medium of vision, and like water, in which a man’s face is seen, through which a man sees his own heart; the law is a glass, in which an enlightened person sees not only the perfections of God, the nature of righteousness, but also his sin, and the sinfulness of it; this glass mother magnifies nor multiplies his sins, but sets them in a true light before him, by which he discerns heart sins, and sees and knows the plague of his heart; and the Gospel is a glass, wherein he beholds the glory of Christ, sees and can discern whether Christ is formed in him, and he has the grace of the Spirit of God wrought in his soul, as faith, hope, love, repentance, humility, self-denial, &c. moreover, as the face seen in the water is similar to a man’s face, so the hearts of men are alike, not merely in a natural sense, see Psalm 33:15; but in a moral and spiritual sense the hearts of unregenerate men are alike, and answer to each other; for they are all equally corrupted, one and depraved; the heart of every man is desperately wicked; the imaginations of the thoughts of the hearts or wicked men, one and all of them, are only evil, and that continually; their affections are inordinately the same, they love and hate the same persons and things; their minds and consciences are all defiled; their understandings are darkened; their wills are averse to that which is good, and bent on that which is evil: and so the hearts of good men are alike; they have all one heart and one way given them; their experiences agree as to the work of grace and conversion; they are all made sensible of sin, the evil of it, and danger by it; they are all brought off of their own righteousness, and are led to Christ to depend on him alone for righteousness, pardon, and eternal life; they are partakers of the same promises in the Gospel, and have the same enemies to grapple with, and the same temptations, trials, and exercises from sin, Satan, and the world; and they have the same things put into their hearts, the laws of God, the doctrines of Christ, and the several graces of the Spirit of Christ; so that there cannot be a greater likeness between a man’s face and that seen in the water, than there is between the heart of one saint and another; the hearts of Old and New Testament saints, and of all in all ages and places, answer to one another. The Targum paraphrases it to a sense quite the reverse,
“as waters and as faces which are not like one to another, so the hearts of the children of men are not like one to another;”
and to the same sense are the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions.
(m) Nat. Quaest. l. 1. c. 6. (n) Juvenal. Satyr. 2. v. 8.
19. in water] This rendering of A.V., which is retained in R.V. text, gives a good and pregnant meaning: As truly as the face seen in the water resembles the face of which it is the reflection, so truly does the heart of one man correspond to that of another in all the essential features of our common nature.
There is, however, another rendering, supported by many competent authorities and adopted in R.V. marg., viz.:
As water sheweth face to face,
So the heart sheweth man to man.
The meaning then will be that the heart, like the water, is the medium by which we behold the image of our fellow man, the mirror in which we see his character. He is to us what our heart makes him. We judge of others by ourselves. A sordid nature or ruffled temper, like turbid or unsettled water, will give a broken and distorted image: it cannot conceive the idea of true generosity or genuine worth. On the other hand a pure heart will give to its possessor a true perception not only of man but of God Himself (St Matthew 5:8).
Verse 19. – As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man; Vulgate, Quomodo in aquis resplendent vultus prospicientium, sic corda hominum manifesta sunt prudentibus. As in clear water the face of the gazer is reflected, so man finds in his fellow man the same feelings, sentiments, passions, which he has himself. He sees in others the likeness of himself; whatever he knows himself to be, he will see others presenting the same character. Self-knowledge, too, leads to insight into others’ minds; “for what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him?” (1 Corinthians 2:11). There is a solidarity in human nature which enables us to judge of others by ourselves. The difficulties in the construction and wording of the sentence do not affect the interpretation. They are, however, best met by rendering, with Delitzsch, “As it is with water, face corresponds to face, so also the heart of man to man.” Septuagint, “As faces are not like faces, so neither are the thoughts of men;” which is like the saying of Persius, ‘Sat.,’ 5:52 –
“Mille hominum species, et rerum discolor usus; Velle suum cuique est, nec voto vivitur uno.” Proverbs 27:19
19 As it is with water, face correspondeth to face,
So also the heart of man to man.
Thus the traditional text is to be translated; for on the supposition that כּמּים must be used for כּבמּים, yet it might not be translated: as in waters face corresponds to face (Jerome: quomodo in aquis resplendent vultus respicientium), because כּ (instar) is always only a prep. and never conj. subordinating to itself a whole sentence (vid., under Psalm 38:14). But whether כּמּים, “like water,” may be an abridgment of a sentence: “like as it is with water,” is a question, and the translation of the lxx (Syr., Targ., Arab.), ὥσπερ οὐχ ὅμοια πρόσωπα προσώποις, κ.τ.λ., appears, according to Bttcher’s ingenious conjecture, to have supposed כאשר במים, from which the lxx derived כּאין דּמים, sicut non pares. The thought is beautiful: as in the water-mirror each one beholds his own face (Luther: der Scheme equals the shadow), so out of the heart of another each sees his own heart, i.e., he finds in another the dispositions and feelings of his own heart (Fleischer) – the face finds in water its reflection, and the heart of a man finds in man its echo; men are ὁμοιοπαθεῖς, and it is a fortunate thing that their heart is capable of the same sympathetic feelings, so that one can pour into the heart of another that which fills and moves his own heart, and can there find agreement with it, and a re-echo. The expression with ל is extensive: one corresponds to another, one belongs to another, is adapted to the other, turns to the other, so that the thought may be rendered in manifold ways: the divinely-ordained mutual relationship is always the ground-thought. This is wholly obliterated by Hitzig’s conjecture כּמוּם, “what a mole on the face is to the face, that is man’s heart to man,” i.e., the heart is the dark spot in man, his partie honteuse. But the Scripture nowhere speaks of the human heart after this manner, at least the Book of Proverbs, in which לב frequently means directly the understanding. Far more intelligible and consistent is the conjecture of Mendel Stern, to which Abrahamsohn drew my attention: כּמּים הפּנים לפנים, like water (viz., flowing water), which directs its course always forward, thus (is turned) the heart of man to man. This conjecture removes the syntactic harshness of the first member without changing the letters, and illustrates by a beautiful and excellent figure the natural impulse moving man to man. It appears, however, to us, in view of the lxx, more probable that כּמּים is abbreviated from the original כאשׁר במים (cf. Proverbs 24:29).
◄ What Does Proverbs 27:19 Mean? ► As in water face reflects face, So the heart of man reflects man.
Proverbs 27:19(NASB)
Verse of the Day Just as gazing into the mirror-like qualities of a still water-pool reflect the detailed features of a man’s face, so the standards and qualities residing deep within a heart, reflect a man’s character and display the innermost calibre of his soul. Just as we are enabled to study the physical characteristics of our facial features through the mirror-image, reflected in a clear standing-pool of water, so an examination of the inner thoughts of the heart gives a reliable indication of our spiritual standing – or perhaps uncovers a hypocritical facade.
The literal translation of this verse reads, “like water face to face, so is the heart of man to a man.” Too often we are quick to identify the qualities, or criticise the defects we see reflected in the life of a fellow believer, but often we are not as swift to identify areas in our own hearts that need to be critically analysed and spiritually evaluated as unholy or detrimental to our spiritual growth, offered-up to the Lord, and purged.
God alone knows a man’s heart and can read the secret thoughts in the inner depths of his soul, but it is the outworking of those concealed attributes, which are demonstrated through words, actions, and attitudes, that manifests a man’s true identity to his fellow-man.
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Reverence and respect towards our heavenly Father, a Christlike love towards others, and inner peace, is often identified through the godly works, pure thoughts, and sound speech, that flows through our daily life. It is the inner heart that identifies a life that is walking in spirit and truth. It is careless speech, a critical attitude, thoughtless behaviour, and an unrighteous lifestyle that warns us that we have fallen from grace and strayed from the path of peace. Corrupt hearts breed corruption, while a sanctified heart exhibits Christ-likeness.
Man’s countenance is frequently an index of his thoughts, and the fruit of his attitude of mind is often displayed in his words, his ways, his will, and his walk. As a man thinks so is he, and whatever becomes the central focus of that man’s mind, influences his attitude of heart and is displayed in the out-working of his life, “As water reflects the face, so the heart of man reflects that man’s character.”
Ambitions and emotions, temptations and trials, hope and fear, inner thoughts and expectations, together with spiritual strengths and weaknesses, can all be reflected in the face and mirrored in the expression of the eyes. It is often as we openly gaze into the reflection of our own face, through the mirror of God’s Word, that we can identify areas that need spiritual adjustment and God’s forgiveness.
How important to examine our own heart and scrutinise our inner thoughts, through the mirror-like qualities of a still water-pool and to reflect whatever is good, and pure, and wholesome, and holy.
The Word of God is the truthful mirror into which we should look carefully. The Bible is the still water-pool in which to gaze day by day – for the face of Christ is the reflection upon which our hearts should rest.
May we preach this truth to our own hearts and be doers of the Word as well as hearers of God’s truth. May we all… with unveiled faces, gaze at the glory of the Lord… as beholding HIM in the mirror, so that we may be transformed into His glorious image, from glory to glory – through the power of the indwelling Spirit of the Lord – as we die to self and live for Him.
My Prayer Blessed Lord and Father, what wonderful truths are contained within Your Word. I pray that I may learn to keep the eyes of my heart fixed upon Christ, and to daily search the Scriptures more faithfully, so that I may learn more of You and increasingly reflect the Lord Jesus in all I say and do. I pray that my life may be a mirror-image of Him, that I may only say the things that He has taught me, and only do those things that honour Him, so that His grace, and love, and care, and beauty, may be seen in me and flow out to others. In Jesus’ name I pray, AMEN.
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Job 15:12 says: Why does your heart carry you away? What do your eyes wink at, This means that your stress is getting the best of you. The reason why stress is getting the best of me is because I have allowed it to happen to me. I know that I am only a human being. I am a Work in Progress! What do my eyes wink at? I really do not know that I was winking at anyone. Remember that only a deceptive person tend to wink a lot. I will admit that I have allowed stress to get the best of me. I have been under pressure as of late. I have been dealing with Organized Criminals Worldwide during the past 14 years now. These people are responsible for messing up my Cellphones and all of my personal email accounts.
Next, I have given these computer hackers and scammers a total of $18,000 dollars in Western Union Funds. These people who scammed me out of money did not know me personally. Lord God, I Thank You for keeping me alive. I thank you for Your Breath of Life every single day of the week. I have allowed Your Word to penetrate my spirit. I have been feeling sluggish and depressed because of my diabetes and Low Testosterone Levels. I have been sleeping excessively and feeling lazy. I am a person who has a lot of common sense. I am a person who is very intelligent. I am a person who has spiritual discernment. I want to inform all of you that I am hearing voices from demonic spirits. I thought that these voices were over with forever. I will admit that I have been doing things that normal people do not do for themselves.
Further, I want you to know that I have been gaining weight during the past few weeks now. I have been staying home lately because of the weather. Lord Jesus, I love you very much. I am very happy with my progress that I am making for myself. I have been trying to find a job working anywhere. It doesn’t matter what kind of job it is right now. I have to pay a total of $27,000 dollars in student loans to a company called William and Fudge Collection Agency and Transworld Solutions Agency just to pay the University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC student loans. Lord Jesus, please help me to resolve all of my financial problems. I also have to pay medical bills as well.
Moreover, I really need to reestablish my personal relationship with God. I will admit that I have to get myself together and be a real man. Lord Jesus, please help me to be the person You want me to be. Lord Jesus, I need motivation in my life right now. I am out of shape and overweight. I have been reading Your Word and it is enabling me to read the Bible every day of the week. I am being transparent in saying that I need Your Help. I have been eating the wrong foods and neglecting myself. I’m being honest in saying that I need help with various things.
In Addition, I want to inform all of you that my neighbor’s are literally too close to my apartment. I am getting the impression that my neighbor’s who live below me are engaging in some criminal activities as well as other people inside of my apartment building. The only thing that I do each day of the week is go to the library and Church. I will admit that I have missed a few weeks of Church and this is messing me up. I have my AA Meetings at home rather than going out in the elements. Lord Jesus, I really do not know what is going on inside of my apartment building but this activity is very suspicious.
Finally, I am trying my best to eliminate the indecisive behavior that people think that I have right now. Whenever I read the Bible, it helps me to stay focused and think deeply about the things that are puzzling me. Lord Jesus, I am doing good today. I want to inform all of you that my teeth are falling out of my mouth. I am having memory lapses and back problems. This is very serious! My life right now is still unmanageable. I have to start all over again when it comes to the 12 Steps of Recovery. God Bless All of You. Thank You For Reading My Essay.
