Proverbs 27:17
King James Version (KJV)
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
In context
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.
17 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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Proverbs 27:17 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
- WEB World English Bible
- Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Iron is sharpened by iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.