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Proverbs 27:17 KJV

Proverbs · chapter 27 · verse 17 · King James Version

Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.Proverbs 27:17 · King James Version

Proverbs 27:17 in context

15A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.

16Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.

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

18Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.

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

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