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Proverbs 27:17-19
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 27:17-19
New Catholic Bible
17 As iron sharpens iron,
so a man sharpens the wits of his neighbor.
18 Whoever tends a fig tree eats its fruit,
and whoever looks after his master will be honored.
19 Just as water reflects one’s face,
so does one human heart reflect another.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:19 The Greek has: “As no two faces are ever alike, / unlike also are the hearts of men.”