Proverbs 27:17

All About Life

¹⁶ He who would restrain her restrains the wind,
And grasps oil with his right hand.
¹⁷ Iron sharpens iron,
So one man sharpens another.
¹⁸ He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit,
And he who cares for his master will be honored.

Iron Sharpens Iron

Proverbs 27:9

Oil and perfume make the heart glad,
So a man’s counsel is sweet to his friend.

1 Samuel 23:16

And Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose and went to David at Horesh, and encouraged him in God.

Job 4:3-4

“Behold you have admonished many,
And you have strengthened weak hands.

Hebrews 10:24

and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds,

2 Samuel 10:11-12

He said, “If the Arameans are too strong for me, then you shall help me, but if the sons of Ammon are too strong for you, then I will come to help you.

Isaiah 35:3-4

Encourage the exhausted, and strengthen the feeble.

1 Thessalonians 3:3

so that no one would be disturbed by these afflictions; for you yourselves know that we have been destined for this.

2 Timothy 1:8

Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord or of me His prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel according to the power of God,

2 Timothy 1:12

For this reason I also suffer these things, but I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day.

2 Timothy 2:3

Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 2:9-13

for which I suffer hardship even to imprisonment as a criminal; but the word of God is not imprisoned.

James 1:2

Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,

1 Peter 4:12-13

Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you;

Joshua 1:18

Anyone who rebels against your command and does not obey your words in all that you command him, shall be put to death; only be strong and courageous.”

1 Samuel 11:9-10

They said to the messengers who had come, “Thus you shall say to the men of Jabesh-gilead, ‘Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you will have deliverance.’” So the messengers went and told the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.

Joshua 2:24

They said to Joshua, “Surely the Lord has given all the land into our hands; moreover, all the inhabitants of the land have melted away before us.”

1 Samuel 13:20-21

So all Israel went down to the Philistines, each to sharpen his plowshare, his mattock, his axe, and his hoe.