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Proverbs 27:17
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Proverbs 27:17
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
17 Iron is sharpened by iron;
one person sharpens another.[a]
Footnotes
- 27:17 Iron sharpens the “face” (panim = surface, edge) of iron, and a human being sharpens the “face” (panim = face, words) of another. Human beings learn from each other and grow in wisdom by conversing.
Proverbs 27:17
New American Standard Bible
Proverbs 27:17
New American Standard Bible
17 As iron sharpens iron,
So one person sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:17
English Standard Version
Proverbs 27:17
English Standard Version
17 Iron sharpens iron,
and one man sharpens another.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:17 Hebrew sharpens the face of another
Proverbs 27:17
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Proverbs 27:17
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
17 Iron sharpens iron,
and one person sharpens the wits[a] of another.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:17 Heb face
Proverbs 27:17
New International Version
Proverbs 27:17
New International Version
17 As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens another.
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