Selah · Bible verse
Proverbs 27:17
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
In context
15A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:
16restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.
17Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
18Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.
19Like water reflects a face, so a man’s heart reflects the man.
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In other languages
日本語 · 箴言 27:17 · 口語訳聖書鉄は鉄をとぐ、そのように人はその友の顔をとぐ。한국어 · 잠언 27:17 · 개역한글철이 철을 날카롭게 하는 것 같이 사람이 그 친구의 얼굴을 빛나게 하느니라Español · Proverbios 27:17 · Reina-Valera (1909)Hierro con hierro se aguza; y el hombre aguza el rostro de su amigo.Português · Provérbios 27:17 · Bíblia Livre (2018)O ferro é afiado com ferro; assim também o homem afia o rosto de seu amigo.
