Proverbs 27:17
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
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Compare
- BSB
- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
- KJV
- Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
- WEB
- Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
- ASV
- Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
- DARBY
- Iron is sharpened by iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
- BLB
- Iron is sharpened by iron, and a man sharpens the face of his friend.
- ÅB
- Jern skjerpes ved jern, og en mann slipes ved å omgås andre.
- OTB
- Akkurat som jern kvesser jern, slik kvesser en person en annen.
- B1930
- Jern skjerpes ved jern, og en mann slipes ved å omgås andre.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Hebrews 10:24
And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:
Read in contextProverbs 27:9
Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
Read in contextJob 4:3–4
Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
Read in context1 Samuel 23:16
And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
Read in contextIsaiah 35:3–4
Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
Read in context2 Timothy 2:3
Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
Read in context1 Peter 4:12–13
Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
Read in context2 Samuel 10:11–12
And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.
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