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Proverbs 27:17

17 As iron sharpens iron,

So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

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Proverbs 27:17 — The New International Version (NIV)

17 As iron sharpens iron,

so one person sharpens another.

Proverbs 27:17 — English Standard Version (ESV)

17 Iron sharpens iron,

and one man sharpens another.

Proverbs 27:17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

17 Iron sharpeneth iron;

So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Proverbs 27:17 — New Living Translation (NLT)

17 As iron sharpens iron,

so a friend sharpens a friend.

Proverbs 27:17 — New Century Version (NCV)

17 As iron sharpens iron,

so people can improve each other.

Proverbs 27:17 — American Standard Version (ASV)

17 Iron sharpeneth iron;

So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Proverbs 27:17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Proverbs 27:17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

17 ⸤As⸥ iron sharpens iron, 

so one person sharpens the wits of another. 

Proverbs 27:17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

17 Iron sharpens iron,

and one man sharpens another.

Proverbs 27:17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

17 Iron sharpens iron,

and one person sharpens the wits of another.

Proverbs 27:17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

17 As iron sharpens iron,

so one man sharpens another.

Proverbs 27:17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

17 As iron sharpens iron,

so one person sharpens another.

Proverbs 27:17 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

17 Iron sharpens iron,

So one man sharpens another.


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