SinaiProverbs 27:17
World English Bible
Iron sharpens iron;
so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
Read all of Proverbs 27Open in the Sinai app
Proverbs 27:17 in other translations
Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Proverbs 27:17 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.