Proverbs 27:17

All About Life

¹⁶ He that would restrain her restraineth the wind; And his right hand encountereth oil. ¹⁷ Iron sharpeneth iron; So a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. ¹⁸ Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.

Iron Sharpens Iron

Proverbs 27:9

Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man's friend that cometh of hearty counsel.

1 Samuel 23:16

And Jonathan, Saul's son, arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

Job 4:3-4

Behold, thou hast instructed many, And thou hast strengthened the weak hands.

Hebrews 10:24

and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works;

2 Samuel 10:11-12

And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me; but if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.

Isaiah 35:3-4

Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.

1 Thessalonians 3:3

that no man be moved by these afflictions; for yourselves know that hereunto we are appointed.

2 Timothy 1:8

Be not ashamed therefore of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but suffer hardship with the gospel according to the power of God;

2 Timothy 1:12

For which cause I suffer also these things: yet I am not ashamed; for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed unto him against that day.

2 Timothy 2:3

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

2 Timothy 2:9-13

wherein I suffer hardship unto bonds, as a malefactor; but the word of God is not bound.

James 1:2

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations;

1 Peter 4:12-13

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial among you, which cometh upon you to prove you, as though a strange thing happened unto you:

Joshua 1:18

Whosoever he be that shall rebel against thy commandment, and shall not hearken unto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong and of good courage.

1 Samuel 11:9-10

And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To-morrow, by the time the sun is hot, ye shall have deliverance. And the messengers came and told the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.

Joshua 2:24

And they said unto Joshua, Truly Jehovah hath delivered into our hands all the land; and moreover all the inhabitants of the land do melt away before us.

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;