Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. New Living Translation As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. English Standard Version Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. Berean Standard Bible As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. King James Bible Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. New King James Version As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. New American Standard Bible As iron sharpens iron, So one person sharpens another. NASB 1995 Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another. NASB 1977 Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another. Legacy Standard Bible Iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens another. Amplified Bible As iron sharpens iron, So one man sharpens [and influences] another [through discussion]. Christian Standard Bible Iron sharpens iron, and one person sharpens another. Holman Christian Standard Bible Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another. American Standard Version Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Iron sharpens iron, and a man sharpens the person of his neighbor. Brenton Septuagint Translation Iron sharpens iron; and a man sharpens his friend's countenance. Contemporary English Version Just as iron sharpens iron, friends sharpen the minds of each other. Douay-Rheims Bible Iron sharpeneth 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation [As] iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens the wits of another. Good News Translation People learn from one another, just as iron sharpens iron. International Standard Version Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens a friend's character. JPS Tanakh 1917 Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. Literal Standard Version Iron is sharpened by iron, | And a man sharpens the face of his friend. Majority Standard Bible As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. New American Bible Iron is sharpened by iron; one person sharpens another. NET Bible As iron sharpens iron, so a person sharpens his friend. New Revised Standard Version Iron sharpens iron, and one person sharpens the wits of another. New Heart English Bible Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend's countenance. 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. Additional Translations ... Context Do not Boast about Tomorrow…16restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand. 17As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. 18Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.… Cross References Proverbs 27:16 restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one's right hand. Proverbs 27:18 Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored. Treasury of Scripture Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. iron 1 Samuel 13:20,21 But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his axe, and his mattock… Joshua 1:18 Whosoever he be that doth rebel against thy commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of a good courage. Joshua 2:24 And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us. 1 Samuel 11:9,10 And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabeshgilead, To morrow, by that time the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and shewed it to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad… Jump to Previous Countenance Face Friend Friend's Iron Makes Sharp Sharpened Sharpeneth SharpensJump to Next Countenance Face Friend Friend's Iron Makes Sharp Sharpened Sharpeneth SharpensProverbs 27 1. observations of self love5. of true love 11. of care to avoid offenses 23. and of the household care (17) So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend--i.e., the play of wit with wit sharpens and brightens up the face.Verse 17. - Iron sharpeneth iron. The proverb deals with the influence which men have upon one another. So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. So the Vulgate, Homo exacuit faciem amici sui. The action of the file is probably meant (1 Samuel 13:21); and the writer names iron as the sharpener rather than the whetstone, because he wishes to denote that one man is of the same nature as another, and that this identity is that which makes mutual action possible and advantageous. Some have taken the proverb in a bad sense, as if it meant that one angry word leads to another, one man's passion excites another's rage. Thus Aben Ezra. The Septuagint perhaps supports this notion by rendering, Ἀνὴρ δὲ παροξύνει πρόσωπον ἑταίρου. But the best commentators understand the maxim to say that intercourse with other men influences the manner, appearance, deportment, and character of a man, sharpens his wits, controls his conduct, and brightens his very face. Horace uses the same figure of speech, 'Ars Poet.,' 304 - "Fungar vice cotis, acutum Ἡ δ ὁμυλία "Companionship Hebrew As ironבַּרְזֶ֣ל (bar·zel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1270: Iron, an iron implement sharpens יָ֑חַד (yā·ḥaḏ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2300: To be, sharp, severe iron, בְּבַרְזֶ֣ל (bə·ḇar·zel) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1270: Iron, an iron implement so one man וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ (wə·’îš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person sharpens יַ֣חַד (ya·ḥaḏ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2300: To be, sharp, severe another. רֵעֵֽהוּ׃ (rê·‘ê·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7453: Friend, companion, fellow Links Proverbs 27:17 NIVProverbs 27:17 NLT Proverbs 27:17 ESV Proverbs 27:17 NASB Proverbs 27:17 KJV Proverbs 27:17 BibleApps.com Proverbs 27:17 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 27:17 Chinese Bible Proverbs 27:17 French Bible Proverbs 27:17 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpens iron (Prov. 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