Proverbs 27:17
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Parallel Verses
English Standard Version
Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.

New American Standard Bible
Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.

International Standard Version
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens a friend's character.

NET Bible
As iron sharpens iron, so a person sharpens his friend.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Iron sharpens iron, and a man sharpens the person of his neighbor.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[As] iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens the wits of another.

King James 2000 Bible
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

American King James Version
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.

American Standard Version
Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

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

Darby Bible Translation
Iron is sharpened by iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

World English Bible
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend's countenance.

Young's Literal Translation
Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.
Lexicon
Iron
barzel  (bar-zel')
iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement -- (ax) head, iron.
sharpeneth
chadad  (khaw-dad')
to be (causatively, make) sharp or (figuratively) severe -- be fierce, sharpen.
iron
barzel  (bar-zel')
iron (as cutting); by extension, an iron implement -- (ax) head, iron.
so a man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
sharpeneth
chadad  (khaw-dad')
to be (causatively, make) sharp or (figuratively) severe -- be fierce, sharpen.
the countenance
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
of his friend
rea`  (ray'-ah)
an associate (more or less close) -- brother, companion, fellow, friend, husband, lover, neighbour, (an-)other.
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