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## Proverbs 27:17 in Context (Verses 14–20 KJV)
 
 [14 ](/kjv/proverbs/27/14) He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
 
 [15 ](/kjv/proverbs/27/15) A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
 
 [16 ](/kjv/proverbs/27/16) Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, *which* bewrayeth *itself*.
 
 [17 ](/kjv/proverbs/27/17) Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
 
 [18 ](/kjv/proverbs/27/18) Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
 
 [19 ](/kjv/proverbs/27/19) As in water face *answereth* to face, so the heart of man to man.
 
 [20 ](/kjv/proverbs/27/20) Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.*
 
[Proverbs 26](/kjv/proverbs/26) [Proverbs 28](/kjv/proverbs/28)

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