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Proverbs 27:17
New International Version
Proverbs 27:17
New International Version
17 As iron sharpens iron,
so one person sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 27:17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
17 Iron sharpens iron,
and one man sharpens another.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:17 Lit and a man sharpens his friend’s face
Proverbs 27:17
New Living Translation
Proverbs 27:17
New Living Translation
17 As iron sharpens iron,
so a friend sharpens a friend.
Proverbs 27:17
The Message
Proverbs 27:17
The Message
Your Face Mirrors Your Heart
17 You use steel to sharpen steel,
and one friend sharpens another.
Proverbs 27:17
King James Version
Proverbs 27:17
King James Version
17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
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