Proverbs 27:17

In 11 translations

BSB

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.Hebrew sharpens the face of another or sharpens the countenance of a friend

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

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

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

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

GNV

Yron sharpeneth yron, so doeth man sharpen the face of his friend.

JPS

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

LXXE

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

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

בַּרְזֶ֣ל בְּבַרְזֶ֣ל יָ֑חַד וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ יַ֣חַד פְּנֵֽי־רֵעֵֽהוּ׃

LXX-Br

Σίδηρος σίδηρον ὀξύνει, ἀνὴρ δὲ παροξύνει πρόσωπον ἑταίρου.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Hebrews 10:24And let us consider how to spur one another on to love and good deeds.
• Proverbs 27:9Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.
• 1 Samuel 23:16And Saul’s son Jonathan came to David in Horesh and strengthened his hand in God,
• Job 4:3–4Surely you have instructed many, and have strengthened their feeble hands. Your words have steadied those who stumbled; you have braced the knees that were buckling.
• Isaiah 35:3–4Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees! Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
• 2 Timothy 2:3Join me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
• 1 Peter 4:12–13Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the…
• 2 Samuel 10:11–12“If the Arameans are too strong for me,” said Joab, “then you will come to my rescue. And if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come to your rescue. Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and…
• James 1:2Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
• 2 Timothy 1:8So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.
• 2 Timothy 2:9–13for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained! For this reason I endure all things for the sake of the elect, so that they too may obtain the salvation that is…
• 1 Thessalonians 3:3so that none of you would be shaken by these trials. For you know that we are destined for this.
• 2 Timothy 1:12For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
• 1 Samuel 11:9–10So they said to the messengers who had come, “Tell the men of Jabesh-gilead: ‘Deliverance will be yours tomorrow by the time the sun is hot.’” And when the messengers relayed this to the men of Jabesh, they rejoiced.…
• 1 Samuel 13:20–21Instead, all the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to sharpen their plowshares, mattocks, axes, and sickles. The charge was a pim for sharpening a plowshare or mattock, a third of a shekel for sharpening a…
• Joshua 1:18Anyone who rebels against your order and does not obey your words, all that you command him, will be put to death. Above all, be strong and courageous!”

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