Verse 19
19. As in water face answereth to face Water was the first mirror, and a basin of pure water is the only reflector used by many in the East to this day.
So the heart of man to man The properties of human nature are common. We have substantially the same passions, affections, propensities, joys, sorrows, hopes, fears, motives, etc. So a man may reason from his own nature to that of others, and know others by himself. He may also judge himself, to some extent, by others. One heart corresponds to another.
Some find, also, this sense in the words: That as face answers to face in water, so a man ought to expect no other affections from men than those he expresses toward them. Love answers to love, hatred to hatred.
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