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Proverbs 27:17
Iron makes iron sharp; so a man makes sharp his friend.
Proverbs 27:17 · Bible in Basic English
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Proverbs 27:17 in other translations
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.
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In context
14 He who gives a blessing to his friend with a loud voice, getting up early in the morning, will have it put to his account as a curse.
15 Like an unending dropping on a day of rain is a bitter-tongued woman.
16 He who keeps secret the secret of his friend, will get himself a name for good faith.
17 Iron makes iron sharp; so a man makes sharp his friend.
18 Whoever keeps a fig-tree will have its fruit; and the servant waiting on his master will be honoured.
19 Like face looking at face in water, so are the hearts of men to one another.
20 The underworld and Abaddon are never full, and the eyes of man have never enough.
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