Proverbs 27:17
Let, iron, by iron, become sharp, and let, a man, sharpen the face of his friend.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
In Context
16He that hideth her, hideth the wind, and, perfume, his right hand may proclaim.
Cross References
Joshua 2:24and they said unto Joshua, Yahweh, hath delivered, into our hand all the land,—moreover also all the inhabitants of the land, have melted away, from before us.
1 Samuel 13:20So all Israel went down to the Philistines,—to sharpen every man his share, and his mattock, and his axe, and his sickle.
2 Samuel 10:11And he said—If the Syrians be too strong for me, then shalt thou become my deliverance,—but, if, the sons of Ammon, be too strong for thee, then will I come with deliverance to thee.
Proverbs 27:9Oil and perfume, rejoice the heart, the sweetness of one’s friend, more than fragrant wood.
Isaiah 35:3Strengthen ye the weak hands,—The trembling knees, make ye firm:
1 Thessalonians 3:3That, no one, might be shrinking back in these tribulations. For ye, yourselves, know, that, hereunto, are we appointed;
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 →