THEOSISProverbs 27:17Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Iron sharpeneth iron, so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.
בַּרְזֶ֣ל בְּבַרְזֶ֣ל יָ֑חַד וְ֝אִ֗ישׁ יַ֣חַד פְּנֵֽי־רֵעֵֽהוּ׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Heb 10:24And let us consider one another, to provoke unto charity and to good works:
- Prov 27:9Ointment and perfumes rejoice the heart: and the good counsels of a friend are sweet to the soul.
- Job 4:3Behold thou hast taught many, and thou hast strengthened the weary hands:
- Job 4:4Thy words have confirmed them that were staggering, and thou hast strengthened the trembling knees:
- 1 Sam 23:16And Jonathan, the son of Saul, arose, and went to David, into the wood, and strengthened his hands in God: and he said to him:
- 2 Tim 2:3Labour as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
- Isa 35:3Strengthen ye the feeble hands, and confirm the weak knees.
- Isa 35:4Say to the fainthearted: Take courage, and fear not: behold your God will bring the revenge of recompense: God himself will come and will save you.