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Read Full Chapter (Proverbs 27) Proverbs 27:17 KJV
"Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend."
Proverbs Chapter 27, Verse 17
Proverbs 27:17 in Context (Verses 14–20 KJV)
14
He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
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.
20
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.*