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Proverbs 27:16-18
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16 to restrain her is to restrain the wind[a]
    or to grasp oil in one’s right hand.
17 Iron sharpens iron,
    and one man sharpens another.
18 He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,
    and he who guards his master will be honored.

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  1. Proverbs 27:16 Heb obscure
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Proverbs 27:16-18
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16 restraining her is like restraining the wind
    or grasping oil with the hand.

17 As iron sharpens iron,
    so one person sharpens another.

18 The one who guards a fig tree will eat its fruit,(A)
    and whoever protects their master will be honored.(B)

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