Strong's Lexicon As iron בַּרְזֶ֣ל (bar·zel) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1270: 1) iron 1a) iron 1a1) iron ore 1a2) as material of furniture, utensils, implements 2) tool of iron 3) harshness, strength, oppression (fig.) sharpens יָ֑חַד (yā·ḥaḏ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2300: 1) to be sharp, be alert, be keen 1a) (Qal) to be sharp, be keen 1b) (Hiphil) to sharpen 1c) (Hophal) to be sharpened iron, בְּבַרְזֶ֣ל (bə·ḇar·zel) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1270: 1) iron 1a) iron 1a1) iron ore 1a2) as material of furniture, utensils, implements 2) tool of iron 3) harshness, strength, oppression (fig.) so one man וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ (wə·’îš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) sharpens יַ֣חַד (ya·ḥaḏ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2300: 1) to be sharp, be alert, be keen 1a) (Qal) to be sharp, be keen 1b) (Hiphil) to sharpen 1c) (Hophal) to be sharpened פְּנֵֽי־ (pə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 6440: 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of another. רֵעֵֽהוּ׃ (rê·‘ê·hū) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7453: 1) friend, companion, fellow, another person 1a) friend, intimate 1b) fellow, fellow-citizen, another person (weaker sense) 1c) other, another (reciprocal phrase) Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAs iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. Young's Literal Translation Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend. Holman Christian Standard Bible 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. Parallel Verses 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. 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. American Standard Version 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. Young's Literal Translation Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend. Cross References Proverbs 27:16 Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself. Proverbs 27:18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured. Proverbs 1:1 The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; Proverbs 27:15 A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike. Proverbs 27:14 He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him. Proverbs 27:19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man. Proverbs 27:20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied. 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 SharpensLinks Proverbs 27:17 NIVProverbs 27:17 NLT Proverbs 27:17 ESV Proverbs 27:17 NASB Proverbs 27:17 KJV Proverbs 27:17 Bible Apps Proverbs 27:17 Parallel Proverbs 27:17 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 27:17 Chinese Bible Proverbs 27:17 French Bible Proverbs 27:17 German Bible Proverbs 27:17 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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