Proverbs 27:18
Whoever tends the fig tree shall eat its fruit. 2 He who looks after his master shall be honored. 1
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In Context
17Iron sharpens iron; 2 so a man sharpens his friend’s countenance. 1
19Like water reflects a face, 2 so a man’s heart reflects the man. 1
Cross References
Genesis 24:2Abraham [Father of a multitude] said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, “Please put your hand under my thigh.
Genesis 39:22The keeper of the prison committed to Joseph [May he add]’s hand all the prisoners who were in the prison. Whatever they did there, he was responsible for it.
Psalms 123:2Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, 2 as the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress; 2 so our eyes look to Adonai, our God, 2 until he has mercy on us. 1
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 27:18
17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. This intimates both the pleasure and the advantage of conversation. One man is nobody; nor will poring upon a book in a corner accomplish a man as the reading and studying of men will. Wise and profitable discourse sharpens men's wits; and those that have ever so much knowledge may by conference have something added to them. It sharpens men's looks, and, by cheering the spirits, puts a briskness and liveliness into the countenance, and… Read the whole commentary →