Proverbs 27:17
Like as one iron whetteth another, so doth one man comfort another.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
In Context
16He that stilleth her, stilleth the winde, and stoppeth the smell of the oyntment in his hande.
Cross References
Proverbs 27:9Baulme and sweete incense make the heart merie: so sweete is that frende that geueth counsell from the heart.
Isaiah 35:3And therfore strength the weake handes, and comfort the feeble knees.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 27:16-17
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. Here, as before, Solomon laments the case of him that has a peevish passionate wife, that is continually chiding, and making herself and all about her uneasy. 1. It is a grievance that there is no avoiding, for it is like a continual dropping in a very rainy day. The contentions of a neighbour may be like a sharp shower, troublesome for… Read the whole commentary →