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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]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 27:19 The Greek has: “As no two faces are ever alike, / unlike also are the hearts of men.”