Proverbs 27:17
Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
In Context
16Whoso is hiding her hath hidden the wind, And the ointment of his right hand calleth out.
18The keeper of a fig-tree eateth its fruit, And the preserver of his master is honoured.
Cross References
Joshua 2:24and they say unto Joshua, 'Surely Jehovah hath given into our hand all the land; and also, all the inhabitants of the land have melted at our presence.'
1 Samuel 13:20and all Israel go down to the Philistines, to sharpen each his ploughshare, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock;
2 Samuel 10:11And he saith, 'If Aram be stronger than I, then thou hast been to me for salvation, and if the Bene-Ammon be stronger than thou, then I have come to give salvation to thee;
Proverbs 27:9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend — from counsel of the soul.
Isaiah 35:3Strengthen ye the feeble hands, Yea, the stumbling knees strengthen.
1 Thessalonians 3:3that no one be moved in these tribulations, for yourselves have known that for this we are set,
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 →