Proverbs 27:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”
Proverbs 27:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 27:17 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 27:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 27:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance.”
Proverbs 27:17 — World English Bible
Proverbs 27:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”
Proverbs 27:17 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 27:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.”
Proverbs 27:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 27:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Iron is sharpened by iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.”
Proverbs 27:17 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 27:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Yron sharpeneth yron, so doeth man sharpen the face of his friend.”
Proverbs 27:17 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 27:17 in Context — Proverbs 27
15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike.
16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.
17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
What Does Proverbs 27:17 Mean?
Proverbs 27:17 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 27. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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