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


In Context

14 He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.

15 A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:

16 restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.

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

18 Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. He who looks after his master shall be honored.

19 As water reflects a face, so a man's heart reflects the 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 Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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