17Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.


In Context

14 He that blesses 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 Whoever hides her hides the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which denudes itself.

17 Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

18 Whoever keeps the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waits on his master shall be honored.

19 As in water face answers to face, so the heart of man to man.

Proverbs 27:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:17Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

27:17As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:17Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:17Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:17Iron is sharpened by iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:17Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:17Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:17Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend's countenance.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:17Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.