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Proverbs 27:17

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17As iron sharpensi iron,

so one man sharpens another.j

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Footnotes

  1. iOr “is united with”
  2. jLiterally “a man sharpens the faces of his friend”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Iron sharpens iron,

and one man sharpens another.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

As iron sharpens iron,

so one person sharpens another.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Iron sharpens iron,

and one person sharpens another.

NLTNew Living Translation

As iron sharpens iron,

so a friend sharpens a friend.

KJV 1900King James Version

Iron sharpeneth iron;

So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.