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Proverbs 27:17
Yron sharpeneth yron, so doeth man sharpen the face of his friend.
Proverbs 27:17 · Geneva Bible
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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 that prayseth his friend with a loude voyce, rising earely in the morning, it shall be counted to him as a curse.
15 A continual dropping in the day of raine, and a contentious woman are alike.
16 He that hideth her, hideth the winde, and she is as ye oyle in his right hand, that vttereth it selfe.
17 Yron sharpeneth yron, so doeth man sharpen the face of his friend.
18 He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eate the fruite thereof: so he that waiteth vpon his master, shall come to honour.
19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
20 The graue and destruction can neuer be full, so the eyes of man can neuer be satisfied.
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