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Proverbs 27:17

Yrun is whettid bi irun; and a man whettith the face of his frend.

Bible (Wycliffe)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16He that withholdith hir, as if he holdith wynd; and auoidith the oile of his riyt hond.

18He that kepith a fige tre, schal ete the fruytis therof; and he that is a kepere of his lord, schal be glorified.

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Cross References

Joshua 2:24and thei telden to hym alle thingis that bifelden to hem, and seiden, The Lord hath bitake al the lond in to oure hondis, and alle the dwelleris thereof ben casten doun bi drede.

Proverbs 27:9The herte delitith in oynement, and dyuerse odours; and a soule is maad swete bi the good counsels of a frend.

Isaiah 35:3Coumforte ye comelid hondis, and make ye strong feble knees.

1 Thessalonians 3:3that no man be mouyd in these tribulaciouns. For ye silf witen, that in this this thing we ben set.

This Verse In Other Editions

King James VersionBíblia Portuguesa MundialLuther Bibel (Deutsch)Bible Louis Segond (Français)Библия (Русский)新标点和合本성경 (한국어)الكتاب المقدس باللغة العربية، فان دايكBibbia Diodati (Italiano)Kinh Thánh (Tiếng Việt)Biblia Cornilescu (Română)Polish Biblia Gdanska (1881)Statenvertaling (Nederlands)

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