New Revised Standard Version
Iron sharpens iron, and one person sharpens the wits of another.

Contemporary English Version
Just as iron sharpens iron, friends sharpen the minds of each other.

New American Bible
Iron is sharpened by iron; one person sharpens another.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

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

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1 Samuel 13:20,21 So all Israel went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his ploughshare, and his spade, and his axe, and his rake. . . .

Joshua 1:18 He that shall gainsay thy mouth, and not obey all thy words, that thou shalt command him, let him die: only take thou courage, and do manfully.

Joshua 2:24 And said: the Lord hath delivered all this land into our hands, and all the inhabitants thereof are overthrown with fear.

1 Samuel 11:9,10 And they said to the messengers that came: Thus shall you say to the men of Jabes Galaad: To morrow, when the sun shall be hot, you shall have relief. The messengers therefore came, and told the men of Jabes, and they were glad. . . .

1 Samuel 23:16 And Jonathan, the son of Saul, arose, and went to David, into the wood, and strengthened his hands in God: and he said to him:

2 Samuel 10:11,12 And Joab said: If the Syrians are too strong for me, then thou shalt help me, but if the children of Ammon are too strong for thee, then I will help thee. . . .

Job 4:3,4 Behold thou hast taught many, and thou hast strengthened the weary hands: . . .

Isaiah 35:3,4 Strengthen ye the feeble hands, and confirm the weak knees. . . .

1 Thessalonians 3:3 That no man should be moved in these tribulations: for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.

2 Timothy 1:8,12 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but labour with the gospel, according to the power of God. . . .

2 Timothy 2:3,9-13 Labour as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. . . .

Hebrews 10:24 And let us consider one another, to provoke unto charity and to good works:

James 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy, when you shall fall into divers temptations:

1 Peter 4:12,13 Dearly beloved, think not strange the burning heat which is to try you: as if some new thing happened to you. . . .