Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
[As] iron sharpens iron, so {one man sharpens another}.
New American Standard Bible
So one man sharpens another.
King James Version
Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Holman Bible
and one man sharpens another.
International Standard Version
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens a friend's character.
A Conservative 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.
Amplified
As iron sharpens iron,
So one man sharpens [and influences] another [through discussion].
Bible in Basic English
Iron makes iron sharp; so a man makes sharp his friend.
Darby Translation
Iron is sharpened by iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
Julia Smith Translation
Iron will sharpen upon iron; and a man will sharpen the face of his friend.
King James 2000
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
Modern King James verseion
Iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the face of his friend.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Like as one iron wheteth another, so doth one man comfort another.
NET Bible
As iron sharpens iron, so a person sharpens his friend.
New Heart English Bible
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens his friend's countenance.
The Emphasized Bible
Let, iron, by iron, become sharp, and let, a man, sharpen the face of his friend.
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
Iron by iron is sharpened, And a man sharpens the face of his friend.
Themes
Countenance » People sharpening the countenance of their friends
Friendship » General references to » Stimulating
Iron » Sharpens things made of
Topics
Interlinear
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 27:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Life
16 [In] restraining her, he restrains wind, and his right hand will grasp oil. 17 [As] iron sharpens iron, so {one man sharpens another}. 18 He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 27:9
Perfume and incense will gladden a heart, and the pleasantness of one's friend [is] {personal advice}.
1 Samuel 23:16
So Jonathan the son of Saul got up and went to David [at] Horesh, and {encouraged him} through God.
Job 4:3-4
Look, you have instructed many, and you have strengthened weak hands.
Hebrews 10:24
And let us think about {how to stir one another up to love} and good works,
2 Samuel 10:11-12
Then he said, "If Aram [is] stronger than I [am], you must become my deliverer; but if the {Ammonites} [are] too strong for you, then I will come to rescue you.
Isaiah 35:3-4
Strengthen [the] weak hands and make [the] staggering knees firm.
1 Thessalonians 3:3
[so that] no one would be shaken by these afflictions. For [you] yourselves know that we are appointed for this,
2 Timothy 1:8
Therefore, do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor me his prisoner, but suffer along with [me] for the gospel, according to the power of God,
2 Timothy 1:12
for which reason also I suffer these [things]. But [I am] not ashamed, because I know in whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard [what] I have entrusted until that day.
2 Timothy 2:3
Suffer together with [me] as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 2:9-13
in connection with which I suffer misfortune to the point of {imprisonment} as a criminal, but the word of God is not bound.
James 1:2
Consider [it] all joy, my brothers, whenever you encounter various trials,
1 Peter 4:12-13
Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, [when it] takes place to test you, as [if] [something] strange were happening to you.
Joshua 1:18
Whoever {rebels against your orders} and does not obey your words according to what you commanded us will be put to death. Only be strong and courageous."
1 Samuel 11:9-10
They said to the messengers who had come, "Thus you will say to the men of Jabesh Gilead: 'Tomorrow deliverance for you will come {when the sun is hot}.'" When the messengers went and told the men of Jabesh, they rejoiced.
Joshua 2:24
They said to Joshua, "Surely Yahweh has given all the land into our hand; also, all the inhabitants of the land melt away [in fear] because of our presence."
1 Samuel 13:20-21
So all Israel [went] down to [the] Philistines, each to have his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, and his iron plowshare sharpened.