Proverbs 27:17

בַּרְזֶל בְּבַרְזֶל יָחַד וְאִישׁ יַחַד פְּנֵֽי ־ רֵעֵֽהוּ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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

In Context

16צֹפְנֶיהָ צָֽפַן ־ רוּחַ וְשֶׁמֶן יְמִינוֹ יִקְרָֽא ׃

18נֹצֵר תְּאֵנָה יֹאכַל פִּרְיָהּ וְשֹׁמֵר אֲדֹנָיו יְכֻבָּֽד ׃

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Cross References

Joshua 2:24וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל ־ יְהוֹשֻׁעַ כִּֽי ־ נָתַן יְהוָה בְּיָדֵנוּ אֶת ־ כָּל ־ הָאָרֶץ וְגַם ־ נָמֹגוּ כָּל ־ יֹשְׁבֵי הָאָרֶץ מִפָּנֵֽינוּ ׃ ס

1 Samuel 13:20וַיֵּרְדוּ כָל ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל הַפְּלִשְׁתִּים לִלְטוֹשׁ אִישׁ אֶת ־ מַחֲרַשְׁתּוֹ וְאֶת ־ אֵתוֹ וְאֶת ־ קַרְדֻּמּוֹ וְאֵת מַחֲרֵשָׁתֽוֹ ׃

2 Samuel 10:11וַיֹּאמֶר אִם ־ תֶּחֱזַק אֲרָם מִמֶּנִּי וְהָיִתָה לִּי לִֽישׁוּעָה וְאִם ־ בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן יֶחֱזְקוּ מִמְּךָ וְהָלַכְתִּי לְהוֹשִׁיעַֽ לָֽךְ ׃

Proverbs 27:9שֶׁמֶן וּקְטֹרֶת יְשַׂמַּֽח ־ לֵב וּמֶתֶק רֵעֵהוּ מֵֽעֲצַת ־ נָֽפֶשׁ ׃

Isaiah 35:3חַזְּקוּ יָדַיִם רָפוֹת וּבִרְכַּיִם כֹּשְׁלוֹת אַמֵּֽצוּ ׃

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 →

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