Proverbs 27:17
Iron is sharpened by iron: so doth a man sharpen himself on the countenance of his friend.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
In Context
18Whoso guardeth the fig-tree will eat its fruit: so he that watcheth over his master will be honored.
Cross References
Joshua 2:24And they said unto Joshua, Truly the Lord hath given up into our hand all the country; for all the inhabitants of the country are already become faint-hearted because of us.
1 Samuel 13:20But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his plough-share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock.
2 Samuel 10:11And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then shalt thou bring me help; but if the children of 'Ammon be too strong for thee, then will I go to help thee.
Proverbs 27:9Oil and perfume cause the heart to rejoice, and so do the sweet words of a friend more than one's own counsel.
Isaiah 35:3Strengthen ye weak hands, and stumbling knees make ye firm.
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 →