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Proverbs 27:17-19
New International Version
Proverbs 27:17-19
New International Version
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)
19 As water reflects the face,
so one’s life reflects the heart.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:19 Or so others reflect your heart back to you
Proverbs 27:17-19
Lexham English Bible
Proverbs 27:17-19
Lexham English Bible
17 As iron sharpens[a] iron,
so one man sharpens another.[b]
18 He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,
and he who guards his master[c] will be honored.
19 As the waters reflect face to face,[d]
so the heart of a person reflects the person.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:17 Or “is united with”
- Proverbs 27:17 Literally “a man sharpens the faces of his friend”
- Proverbs 27:18 Or “lord”
- Proverbs 27:19 Literally “the faces to the faces”
Proverbs 27:17-19
King James Version
Proverbs 27:17-19
King James Version
17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
19 As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
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